Meghalaya bye-polls: Campaigning ends for South-Tura, Ranikor

Campaigning for the August 23 bye-elections to the South-Tura seat in West Garo Hills District and Ranikor in South West Khasi Hills District ended today.

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma is contesting from the South-Tura seat on ruling National People's Party (NPP) ticket to enter the state Assembly.

Voting to the two Assembly constituencies will take place on Thursday from 7 am to 5 pm. The counting of votes will be held on August 27, an election official said.

State Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Frederick R Kharkongor said that the election campaign in both the constituencies ended on a peaceful note with no untoward incidents.

 

South Tura constituency has a total of 30,231 voters including 14,846 males and 15,351 females, 33 service voters and one NRI, in 36 polling stations.

The Ranikor constituency has 65 polling stations with a total of 29,685 eligible voters including 15,183 males and 14,487 females.

The bye-elections in the two seats were necessitated following the resignation of former five-time Ranikor MLA Martin M Danggo, who joined the NPP, and former MLA of South Tura, Agatha K Sangma.

In South Tura, Sangma is pitted against the Congress' Charlotte W Momin and Independents John Leslee K Sangma and Chris Kabul A Sangma.

In Ranikor, NPP's Martin M Danggo will face UDP candidate Pius Marwein, PDF chairman P N Syiem and Congress candidate Jackiush Sangma.