Lapang to head new Meghalaya election body

Update: 2010-09-15 00:00 GMT

NEW DELHI, Aug 3 - Congress President Sonia Gandhi yesterday approved the 10-member Meghalaya Pradesh Election Committee with DD Lapang as its president while Chief Minister Mukul Sangma will be part of it.

The other eight members of the Committee are Debora C Marak, MM Danggo, RC Laloo, Kennedy C Khyriem, Cherak W Momin, Charles Pyngrope, RV Lyngdoh and Joplin Scott Shylla, a statement from AICC general secretary Janardan Dwivedi said.

Elections to the 60-member Meghalaya Assembly would be held early next year. The tenure of the current Assembly ruled by Congress is ending on March 6, 2018. � PTI

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