Jimmy Sangma (born 1974) is an Indian politician from

Meghalaya Meghalaya (; "the abode of clouds") is a states and union territories of India, state in northeast India. Its capital is Shillong. Meghalaya was formed on 21 January 1972 by carving out two districts from the Assam: the United Khasi Hills an ...

. He is a member of the

Meghalaya Legislative Assembly The Meghalaya Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Meghalaya. Constituted as a directly elected body in 1972, it has 60 members, filled through direct elections held e ...

from Tikrikilla Assembly constituency, which is reserved for Scheduled Tribe community, in

West Garo Hills district West Garo Hills is an administrative district in Garo Hills of the state of Meghalaya in India. Tura, Meghalaya, Tura town is the administrative headquarters of the district. The district occupies an area of 3714 km². In 2011, its populatio ...

. He won the

2023 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election Legislative Assembly elections were held in Elections in Meghalaya, Meghalaya on 2023 elections in India, 27 February 2023 to elect all List of constituencies of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly, 60 members of the Meghalaya Legislative Assemb ...

representing the

National People's Party (India) The National People's Party is a national political party in India. It is mostly concentrated in Meghalaya. Founded by P. A. Sangma after his expulsion from the NCP in July 2012, it was accorded national party status on 7 June 2019. It is t ...

Early life and education

Sangma is from Khamari village, Hollaidanga post, Tikrikilla PS, West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya. He is the son of late Bijen M. Marak. He studied Class 12 and passed the higher secondary examinations conducted by the

Meghalaya Board of School Education ''The Meghalaya Board of School of Education'' (MBOSE) was set up under The Meghalaya Board of School Education Act, 1973, to regulate, control and supervise matters related to School Education in the state of Meghalaya, India. It was initially ...

in 1988. He is a retired government employee and his wife is a teacher.

Career

Sangma won from Tikrikilla Assembly constituency representing the National People's Party (India) in the 2023 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election. He polled 13,218 votes and defeated his nearest rival, former chief minister and six time MLA,

Mukul Sangma Mukul Manda Sangma (born 20 April 1965) is an Indian politician and physician who was the 11th Chief Minister of Meghalaya from 2010 to 2018 and is currently leader of the opposition in the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly since July 2024.Sangma al ...

of the

All India Trinamool Congress The All India Trinamool Congress (; AITC), simply known as Trinamool Congress, is an Indian political party that is mainly influential in the state of West Bengal. It was founded by Mamata Banerjee on 1 January 1998 as a breakaway faction f ...

, by a margin of 5,313 votes. As an independent candidate, he came third behind winner Michael T. Sangma, also an independent, and Rahinath Barchung of the

Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party, or simply the Congress, is a political parties in India, political party in India with deep roots in most regions of India. Founded on 28 December 1885, it was the first mo ...

, in the

2013 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election The Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election of 2013 was held on 23 February 2013 to elect the Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from each of the 60 Assembly Constituencies (ACs) in the state of Meghalaya in India. Background The 8th ...

. He then won the

2018 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election The Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election was held on 27 February 2018 to elect 59 of 60 members to the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly, with the results declared on 3 March. The scheduled election in Williamnagar Assembly constituency, Willia ...

representing the Indian National Congress and defeated Barchung, who contested as an

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, by a margin of 1,407 votes.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sangma, Jimmy 1974 births Living people National People's Party (India) politicians Meghalaya MLAs 2018–2023 Meghalaya MLAs 2023–2028 People from West Garo Hills district