P. A. Sangma

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P. A. Sangma
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Speaker of the Lok Sabha
In office
25 May 1996 – 23 March 1998
Preceded by Shivraj Patil
Succeeded by G. M. C. Balayogi
Chief Minister of Meghalaya
In office
6 February 1988 – 25 March 1990
Preceded by Williamson Sangma
Succeeded by Brington Buhai Lyngdoh
Personal details
Born Purno Agitok Sangma
1 September 1947
Chapahathi, Garo Hills District, Assam, India (now in West Garo Hills District, Meghalaya)
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New Delhi
Political party National People's Party (2012—2016)
Other political
affiliations		 Independent (2012—2013)
Nationalist Congress Party (1999—2004; 2005—2012)
All India Trinamool Congress (2004—2005)
Indian National Congress (before 1999)
Alma mater National Institute of Technology Patna
Religion Christianity

Purno Agitok (P. A.) Sangma (1 September 1947 – 4 March 2016) was an Indian politician who served as the Speaker of the Lok Sabha from 1996 to 1998 and Chief Minister of Meghalaya from 1988 to 1990.

Early life and education

P. A. Sangma was born on 1 September 1947 in village Chapathi in West Garo Hills, Meghalaya to Dipchon Ch. Marak and Smt. Chimri A. Sangma.[1]

He did his graduation in B.A. (Hons.) from St. Anthony's College, Shillong.

Career

In 1973, he became Vice-President of the Pradesh Youth Congress in Meghalaya and became the General Secretary the next year. He served as the General Secretary of the Pradesh Congress Committee of Meghalaya from 1975 to 1980.

In 1977, he was elected to the 6th Lok Sabha from Tura (Lok Sabha constituency) and remained a member of the Lok Sabha until 14th Lok Sabha, except for the 9th Lok Sabha. From 1980 to 1988, he served the Union Government of India under various capacities. He served as the Chief Minister of Meghalaya from 1988 to 1990. In 1991, when he was elected to the Lok Sabha again, he again served the Union government until 1996 when he became Speaker of Lok Sabha.

The NCP general secretary was expelled from the Congress on 20 May 1999, along with Sharad Pawar and Tariq Anwar for raising the banner of revolt against Sonia Gandhi over her foreign origin issue.[2] He was one of the founders of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) along with Sharad Pawar and Tariq Anwar in 1999, after their expulsion.[3] In January 2004, P.A.Sangma created a split in the NCP. This happened after Sharad Pawar became close to the NCP's former rival Sonia Gandhi. After losing a battle for the NCP election symbol, Sangma later merged his faction with the current Chief Minister of West Bengal and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress, forming the Nationalist Trinamool Congress. He resigned from his Lok Sabha seat on 10 October 2005 as a member of AITMC/TMC, and was reelected as NCP. candidate on February 2006.

In the Lok Sabha elections 2004 Sangma was one of two NTC MPs elected. He resigned from 14th Lok Sabha in March 2008, to take part in Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election, 2008

Sangma resigned from NCP on 20 June 2012 after opposition from Sharad Pawar over his Presidential candidature. It is to be seen how a founder member's resignation is taken by NCP as founder member. Sangma whose candidature has been proposed by AIADMK, and BJD and later, supported by BJP as well, contested against Pranab Mukherjee for the post of the President. He lost to Pranab Mukherjee in the results declared on 23 July 2012. He charged Pranab for graft.[4] Former Union Minister and a Congress tribal leader Arvind Netam also came strongly in favour of the candidature of Sangma for the presidential post.[5][6][7]

On 5 January 2013, Sangma launched National People's Party[8] on national level. The National People's Party managed to get 2 seats of Meghalaya Legislative Assembly in the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election, 2013.

Presidential election

On 22 July 2012, Pranab Mukherjee was declared the victor over P.A. Sangma, crossing the half-way mark of 525,140 votes after votes in half the states had been tallied. While securing the requires quota, Mukherjee secured 558,194 votes to Sangma's 239,966.[9][10] After the final results were published, Pranab Mukherjee secured 7,13,424 value of votes, while P. A. Sangma secured 3,17,032 values of votes. The Returning Officer for the Election, and the Secretary General of the Rajya Sabha, Vivek Agnihotri, then, declared Pranab Mukherjee President elect to the Office of the President of India,as the 13th President of India.

  MPs MLAs Total
Pranab Mukherjee[11] 373,116 340,647 713,763
P. A. Sangma[12] 145,848 170,139 315,987

Death

On March 4, 2016, he died suddenly after a heart attack.[13] He was aged 68. He is survived by his wife and children.

Positions held

President, (i) Indian Parliamentary Group, (ii) National Group of Inter-Parliamentary Union; and (iii) India Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association

  • 1998 - Re-elected, Member of Parliament, Tura constituency
  • 1998 - Member, Committee on External Affairs and its Sub-Committee-I
  • 1998 - Vice-President, Indian Institute of Public Administration
  • 1998 - Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of External Affairs
  • 1999 - Re-elected, Member of Parliament, Tura constituency
  • 1999 - Member, Committee on Labour and Welfare
  • 2000 - Member, National Commission to Review the Working of the Constitution
  • 2002 - Member, Committee on External Affairs
  • 2003 - Member, Committee on Home Affairs
  • 2004 - Re-elected, Member of Parliament, Tura constituency
  • 2004 - Member, Committee on External Affairs, Member, Committee on Private Members Bills and Resolutions, Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Home Affairs
  • 2006 - Re-elected to Lok Sabha as N.C.P. candidate on 23.2.2006, Tura constituency
  • 2008 - Member, Meghalaya Legislative Assembly

Personal life

Sangma's daughter Agatha Sangma was elected in the same constituency in the 15th Lok Sabha elections, and was also the youngest Minister of State in the former UPA ministry. His son, Conrad Sangma, is the Leader of the Opposition in the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly.[14]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.maratechnology.com/p-a-sangma-biography-who-is-p-a-sangma/
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  8. ↑ news.oneindia.in/2013/01/05/sangma-launches-his-party-with-alliance-with-nda-1125781.html
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  11. ↑ http://164.100.47.5/pres2012/pressrelease/English.pdf
  12. ↑ http://164.100.47.5/pres2012/pressrelease/English.pdf
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  14. ↑ Purno on Garo Land Meghalaya Times, 10 August 2012. Died March 4, 2016

External links

See also

Lok Sabha
Preceded by
K.R. Marak
 Member of Parliament
for Tura
1977–1989		 Succeeded by
Sanford Marak
Preceded by
Sanford Marak
 Member of Parliament
for Tura
1991–2008		 Succeeded by
Agatha Sangma
Preceded by Member of Parliament
for Tura
2014 – 4 March 2016		 Succeeded by
Vacant
Political offices
Preceded by Chief Minister of Meghalaya
6 February 1988 – 25 March 1990		 Succeeded by
Brington Buhai Lyngdoh
Preceded by Minister of Human Resource Development
1995 – 1996		 Succeeded by
Jaipal Reddy
Preceded by Speaker of the Lok Sabha
25 May 1996 – 23 March 1998		 Succeeded by
Ganti Mohana Chandra Balayogi

 

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