ghadc elections

The bill, which requires a Scheduled Tribe (ST) certificate for candidates contesting council elections, was unanimously passed on Monday during a Special Session of the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council. The session, held at the District Council Hall in Tura, was convened under Rule 36 (5)...

Shillong, March 16 The chief executive member of the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council, Albinush R Marak, resigned from his post on Monday after a motion of no-confidence was moved against him by 21 out of the 30 members of the district council (MDCs).The development came days after...

Shillong, March 13 A curfew was partially lifted in the two districts of Meghalaya that were experiencing unrest on Friday, allowing people to purchase essential goods, officials said.The curfew was lifted in the West Garo Hills district for four hours, from 9 am to 1 pm, they said.In the...

Shillong, March 12 The situation in Meghalaya's West Garo Hills district remained tense on Thursday morning following overnight arson and looting, officials said.Residents in several localities of Tura town kept vigil throughout the night to safeguard their neighborhoods after incidents of...

Shillong, March 12 The curfew imposed in the East Garo Hills district of Meghalaya, following the death of two people due to violence in the adjoining West Garo Hills district two days ago, was relaxed from 8 am to 1 pm on Thursday to allow people to purchase essential items, officials said...

Shillong, March 11 Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Wednesday said his government has decided to postpone the April 10 elections to the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council, citing recent violence that claimed two lives in the region.He said the decision was made after reviewing...

Shillong, March 11 The Meghalaya High Court has struck down a notification issued by the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council, making Scheduled Tribe certificates mandatory for election nominations, and observed that it bypassed proper legislative procedures.The notification, issued by the...

Shillong, March 10 – Former Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma has filed a police complaint against former legislator S.G. Esmatur Mominin, accusing him of making a speech that could potentially incite communal tensions ahead of the upcoming elections to the Garo Hills Autonomous District...

Shillong, March 10 Mukul Sangma, the leader of the opposition in the Meghalaya Assembly, has filed a First Information Report (FIR) against former legislator Estamur Momin over a speech allegedly made by the latter after he was attacked while attempting to file nomination papers for the Garo...

Shillong, March 10 The Army was deployed in the West Garo Hills district of Meghalaya, where two people were killed by security forces after clashes broke out between two groups, officials said.Security forces opened fire to disperse violent mobs amid tensions during the nomination process for...

Shillong, March 10 Two people were killed when security forces opened fire to disperse violent mobs in the West Garo Hills district of Meghalaya early Tuesday amid tensions over the GHADC election nomination process, officials said.The Superintendent of Police of West Garo Hills, Abraham T...

Shillong, March 8 The district administration in West Garo Hills, Meghalaya, has imposed prohibitory orders under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita in preparation for the filing of nomination papers for the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) elections, officials...

The State Government announced on Tuesday that the GHADC elections would be held on April 10.The schedule for the GHADC election was approved by the State Cabinet on Tuesday.Cabinet Minister, Wailadmiki Shylla, while speaking to the media, informed that the date for calling constituents to...

Shillong, February 16 The Meghalaya government announced on Monday the election to the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) on April 10, with vote counting scheduled for April 14.The GHADC is one of the three autonomous tribal councils in Meghalaya, established under the Sixth...

The National People's Party announced its first list of 24 candidates for the upcoming elections to the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) on Monday. The State Election Committee approved the first list on February 16, 2026, while the party has decided to announce the names of the...

NCP RELEASES FIRST LIST FOR GHADC POLLSAs the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) elections approach, political parties across the state have intensified their preparations for the upcoming polls. The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) released its first list of candidates for the...