Salseng Chada Marak (16 January 1941 – 16 August 2024) was an Indian politician who was a senior leader of

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 northeastern state of

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 ...

. Born on 16 January 1941, he attended Kolkata's

Scottish Church College Scottish Church College is a college affiliated by Calcutta University, India. It offers selective co-educational undergraduate and postgraduate studies and is the oldest continuously running Christian liberal arts and sciences college in Asia. ...

. Marak was a Chief Minister of the state. He died on 16 August 2024, at the age of 83.

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1941 births 2024 deaths Scottish Church College alumni University of Calcutta alumni Chief ministers of Meghalaya Chief ministers from Indian National Congress Meghalaya MLAs 1993–1998 State cabinet ministers of Meghalaya Indian National Congress politicians from Meghalaya Garo people {{Meghalaya-INC-politician-stub