Meghalaya chief minister Conrad Sangma wins South-Tura Assembly bypoll by over 8,400 votes; NPP levels tally with Congress
FirstpostMeghalaya chief minister and NPP president Conrad K Sangma on Monday won the South Tura by-election by defeating his nearest Congress rival Charlotte W Momin by over 8,400 votes Shillong: Meghalaya chief minister and NPP president Conrad K Sangma on Monday won the South Tura by-election by defeating his nearest Congress rival Charlotte W Momin by over 8,400 votes, Chief Electoral Officer F R Kharkongor said. The NPP president secured a total of 13,656 votes of the 22,200 plus total votes polled in South Tura. Besides the NPP, the MDA also has the support of the BJP, NCP along with the regional parties - United Democratic Party, the Peoples Democratic Front, the Hill State Peoples Democratic Party and 2 Independents. Meanwhile, in the Ranikor Assembly seat, the United Democratic Party candidate Pious Marwein is leading over NPP candidate Martin M Danggo by over 3,390 votes.