Meghalaya: Scheduled Tribe certificate to be mandatory for contesting Garo Hills council polls
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Candidates contesting elections to the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council will now be required to possess a Scheduled Tribe certificate, after the Meghalaya governor gave assent to an amendment to the Assam and Meghalaya Autonomous Districts Constitution of District Councils Rules on Tuesday.
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The amendment was approved by the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council on Monday.
After the approval, Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma said that the decision “will strengthen true representation of our Garo people, ensuring leadership by those who understand the aspirations, traditions and future of our community”.
Elections to the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council were earlier slated to be held on April 10. However, the elections were postponed and the council’s term was extended till October 18 following violence that erupted after non-tribal candidates filed nominations for the polls.
Two persons were killed in suspected police firing on March 10.
History has been made today with the landmark decision of the GHADC to amend its rules, now mandating ST Certification to contest Council elections.
— Conrad K Sangma (@SangmaConrad) March 23, 2026
The Garo Hills District Council, established in 1952, has taken 74 long years to arrive at this historic moment. This decision… pic.twitter.com/nXU6Fu1LLm
The Meghalaya High Court had on March 10 set aside a notification issued by the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council that had made Scheduled Tribes certificates mandatory for...