South Tura is one of the 60
Legislative Assembly constituencies of
Meghalaya
Meghalaya (, or , meaning "abode of clouds"; from Sanskrit , "cloud" + , "abode") is a states and union territories of India, state in northeastern India. Meghalaya was formed on 21 January 1972 by carving out two districts from the state of As ...
state in
India
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.
It is part of
West Garo Hills
West Garo Hills is an administrative district in Garo Hills of the state of Meghalaya in India. Tura town is the administrative headquarters of the district. The district occupies an area of 3714 km². In 2011 its population was 643,291. As ...
district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the
Scheduled Tribes
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. It falls under
Tura Lok Sabha constituency and its current MLA is
Conrad Sangma
Conrad Kongkal Sangma (born 27 January 1978) is an Indian politician who is the 12th and current Chief Minister of Meghalaya. He assumed presidency of the National People's Party in 2016 after the death of his father who was former Chief Minis ...
of
National People's Party.
Members of Legislative Assembly
The list of MLAs are given below
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John Leslee Sangma
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Independent
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, 18
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Agatha Sangma
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National People's Party
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, 2018 (By-election)
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Conrad Sangma
Conrad Kongkal Sangma (born 27 January 1978) is an Indian politician who is the 12th and current Chief Minister of Meghalaya. He assumed presidency of the National People's Party in 2016 after the death of his father who was former Chief Minis ...
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Election results
2018
See also
*List of constituencies of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
The Meghalaya Legislative Assembly consistencies. Meghalaya Legislative Assembly was unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Meghalaya.
The seat of the Legislative Assembly is at Vidhana Bhavan in Shillong, the capital of the state. ...
* West Garo Hills district
*Tura, Meghalaya
Tura (IPA: ˈtʊərə) is a municipality in the West Garo Hills district of the Indian state of Meghalaya. One of the largest towns in Meghalaya, Tura is located in the foothills of the Tura range of the Garo Hills. Before Britishers came to Gar ...
*Tura (Lok Sabha constituency)
Tura Lok Sabha constituency is one of the two Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Meghalaya state in northeastern India.
Vidhan Sabha segments
Presently, Tura Lok Sabha constituency comprises 24 Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segme ...
References
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Assembly constituencies of Meghalaya
Tura, Meghalaya