- Party
- National People's Party (NPP)
- Born
- 27 January 1978, Tura, Meghalaya
- Education (declared)
- MBA, Imperial College, University of London (2005)
- In current post since
- 6 March 2018
- Seat
- South Tura, West Garo Hills (Legislative Assembly)
Conrad Kongkal Sangma was born in Tura in 1978, the son of P. A. Sangma, a former Chief Minister of Meghalaya and Speaker of the Lok Sabha. He took an MBA at Imperial College London.
The NPP
He entered the Meghalaya assembly in 2008 as a Nationalist Congress Party member and was briefly minister for finance, power and tourism. He lost his seat in 2013. After his father's death in 2016 he became national president of the National People's Party, and that May he won the Tura Lok Sabha seat in a by-election.
Chief Minister
In the 2018 assembly election the NPP won 19 seats, second to the Congress, but put together a majority with allies, and Sangma was sworn in on 6 March 2018. He entered the assembly from South Tura in a by-election that August. In 2023 the NPP won 26 seats and he began a second term.
His 2023 affidavit declares no criminal cases and assets of about Rs 14 crore. We have not found any case or court finding against him.
Career at a glance
- 2008Elected MLA for the NCP; state finance, power and tourism minister
- 2013Loses the Selsella seat
- Mar 2016National president of the NPP
- May 2016Wins the Tura Lok Sabha by-election
- Mar 2018Sworn in as Chief Minister; wins South Tura by-election in August
- Mar 2023NPP wins 26 seats; second term as Chief Minister
The record card
Facts only, each from a public record. This is not a rating. Affidavit figures are the leader's own sworn declarations at the time of filing.
| Declared criminal cases | 0Meghalaya 2023 affidavit, South Tura | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Convictions | None declared2023 affidavit | Source |
| Declared assets | Rs 14.07 crore2023; liabilities of Rs 24.1 lakh in bank loans | Source |
| NPP seats, 2023 assembly election | 26 of 60Up from 19 in 2018 | Source |
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Sources
Photo: Prime Minister's Office, GODL-India, via Wikimedia Commons.
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