Meghalaya CM files nomination for Feb 27 Assembly election

Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma filed his nomination papers to contest the February 27 state Assembly polls from his home constituency of Ampati, while former Union minister and NPP leader Agatha K Sangma filed her papers for the South Tura seat today.
Tomorrow is the last date for filing of nominations for the Meghalaya polls.
Mukul Sangma, the chief minister of the north-eastern state since 2010, will be contesting from two seats. He filed his papers for the Ampati seat today and will file his nomination for the Songsak seat in East Garo Hills district tomorrow, party officials said.
He is seeking re-election for the fifth time from Ampati in South West Garo Hills district, they added.

Agatha Sangma and her brother Thomas A Sangma, a former MP, also filed their nominations today.
Accompanied by their mother and brother Conrad K Sangma, an MP, Agatha and Thomas filed their nomination papers at the district deputy commissioner's office at Tura, along with four other candidates of the National People's Party (NPP).
Agatha will contest from the South Tura seat, while Thomas will be fighting from the North Tura seat.
Former state ministers A L Hek and J A Lyngdoh and former NCP state president Sanbor Shullai, all of whom had joined the BJP last month, also filed their nominations in the state capital.