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'''Brightstarwell Marbaniang''' (born 1980)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Brightstarwell Marbaniang(Voice of the People Party):Constituency- MAWLAI (ST)(EAST KHASI HILLS) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://myneta.info/Meghalaya2023/candidate.php?candidate_id=6907 |access-date=2024-12-24 |website=myneta.info}}</ref> is an Indian politician from [[Meghalaya]]. He is a member of the [[Meghalaya Legislative Assembly]] from Mawlai Assembly constituency, which is reserved for Scheduled Tribe community, in [[East Khasi Hills district]]. He won the [[2023 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election]] representing the [[Voice of the People Party (Meghalaya)|Voice of the People Party]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-02 |title=Meghalaya Assembly elections results 2023: Check full list of winners |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/north-east-india/meghalaya/meghalaya-assembly-elections-results-2023-winners-list-https-indianexpress-com-article-opinion-columns-supreme-court-censure-on-renaming-games-8473818/ |access-date=2024-12-24 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Marbaniang is from [[Mawlai]], East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya. He is the son of Martin Majaw. He completed his MA in adult & continuing education at [[North-Eastern Hill University|North Eastern Hill University]] in 2015. Earlier, he did an MA in human rights & duties education in 2013 at [[University of Madras]] and LLB in 2009 at NEHU.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Members {{!}} Meghalaya Government Portal |url=https://meghalaya.gov.in/meghalaya-legislative-assembly/44261 |access-date=2024-12-24 |website=meghalaya.gov.in}}</ref> He served as an assistant professor and his wife is also an assistant professor.<ref name=":0" />

== Career ==
Marbaniang won from [[Mawlai Assembly constituency]] representing Voice of People Party in the 2023 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election. He polled 24,262 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Teiborlang Pathaw of [[National People's Party (India)|National People's Party]], by a margin of 15,648 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Election Commission of India |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenMar2023/ConstituencywiseS1515.htm?ac=15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230401171426/https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenMar2023/ConstituencywiseS1515.htm?ac=15 |archive-date=2023-04-01 |access-date=2024-12-24 |website=results.eci.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Brightstarwell Marbaniang in Meghalaya Assembly Elections 2023 |url=https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2023/meghalaya/brightstarwell-marbaniang-mawlai-candidate-s15a015c007/ |access-date=2024-12-24 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref> The new face, also defeated another sitting MLA T. Sawkmie of the [[United Democratic Party (Meghalaya)|United Democratic Party]], and had the highest winning margin in the 2023 election.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-03 |title=NPP sweeps Garo Hills, results show upsets, shockers {{!}} Highland Post |url=https://highlandpost.com/npp-sweeps-garo-hills-results-show-upsets-shockers/ |access-date=2024-12-25 |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Awards ===

* He received Mait Shaphrang Academic Excellence award in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://anthonys.ac.in/resources/documents/faculties_profile/political_science/doc_Profile_Sir_Brightstarwell.pdf | title=Brightstarwell Marbaniang | website=anthonys.ac.in}}</ref>

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[[Category:1980 births]]
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[[Category:Voice of the People Party (Meghalaya) politicians]]
[[Category:Meghalaya MLAs 2023–2028]]
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Kishore121 at 02:10, 6 February 2026