Vincent H Pala (born 14 February 1968) is an Indian politician, belonging to

Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British Em ...

. In the 2019 election he was elected to the

17th Lok Sabha The 17th Lok Sabha was formed by the members elected in the 2019 Indian general election. Elections, all across India, were conducted in seven phases from 11 April 2019 to 19 May 2019 by the Election Commission of India. Counting started offi ...

from the Shillong Lok Sabha constituency.

Early life and personal life

Vincent H Pala was born to John Dkhar and Hermelinda Pala on 14 February 1968, in Lamyrsiang village in

East Jaintia Hills district East Jaintia Hills district is a district with its headquarters at Khliehriat in Meghalaya state of India. The district was carved out of Jaintia Hills district on 31 July 2012. Khliehriat and Saipung are the two community and rural development b ...

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 ...

. He graduated in civil engineering from

Jalpaiguri Government Engineering College The Jalpaiguri Government Engineering College, abbreviated as JGEC, is an autonomous college, owned fully by Government of West Bengal, and affiliated to Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology. The courses conducted by JGEC have the ...

and later he worked as assistant chief engineer in the Public Works Department of the

Government of Meghalaya The Government of Meghalaya also known as the State Government of Meghalaya, is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Meghalaya and its Districts of Meghalaya, 11 districts. It consists of an executive branch, executive, led by ...

. He married Dimorine Tariang and has four daughters: Dr. Wanmancy, Daphihi, Fiola, and Azaria. He resides at Edamanry Cottage, Dhankheti,

Shillong Shillong () is a hill station and the capital of Meghalaya, a Indian state, state in northeastern India, which means "The Abode of Clouds". It is the headquarters of the East Khasi Hills district. Shillong is the list of most populous cities in ...

Political career

Pala was a member of Shillong in the 2009 election.Detailed Profile: Shri Vincent H Pala
/ref> He held this seat in the 2014 elections and became a member of the

16th Lok Sabha Members of the 16th Lok Sabha were elected during the 2014 Indian general election. The elections were conducted in 9 phases from 7 April 2014 to 12 May 2014 by the Election Commission of India. The results of the election were declared on 16 M ...

. Pala had been elected to the 15th Lok Sabha in 2009 representing

Shillong (Lok Sabha constituency) Shillong Lok Sabha constituency is one of the two Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Meghalaya state in northeastern India. Vidhan Sabha segments Presently, Shillong Lok Sabha constituency comprises 36 Vidhan Sabha (legislative assemb ...

. This was the first time he stood as a candidate for the

Lok Sabha The Lok Sabha, constitutionally the House of the People, is the lower house of India's bicameral Parliament, with the upper house being the Rajya Sabha. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by an adult universal suffrage and a first-past ...

election. Initially he worked as Union Minister of States, Water Resources and later was selected as the Union Minister of State, Minority Affairs.Track Parliament: MP Profile
/ref> He was re-elected in the 2014 election and was a member of the 16th Lok Sabha representing Shillong.

Auxiliary information

Pala has also served in the following positions: # Chief Coordinator, Meghalaya Pradesh Congress Committee # Asst. Chief Engineer, Public Works Department, 2000–2008, Government of Meghalaya # Treasurer, Meghalaya Pradesh Congress Committee

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Fifteenth Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile
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