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| name = James Sangma<br />
| image = The Meghalaya Minister for Power, Shri James P.K. Sangma calling on the Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region (IC), Prime Minister’s Office, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions.JPG<br />
| birth_date = 1976<br />
| caption = Sangma (right) in October 2018<br />
| birth_place = Tura, [[Meghalaya]]<br />
| office = Minister of Home, Law, Power, District Council Affairs, Food Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs, [[Government of Meghalaya]]<br />
| term_start = 6 March 2018<br />
| office2 = Member of the [[Meghalaya Legislative Assembly]]<br />
| term_start2 = 2008<br />
| party = [[National People's Party (India)|National People's Party]]<br />
| relations = Riprey Sangma (wife)<br />
| term_end = 7 March 2023<br />
| term_end2 = 2023<br />
| office3 = [[Chairman]] of [[Meghalaya Industries Development Corporation]]<br />
| term_start3 = 7 April 2023<br />
}}<br />
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'''James Pangsang Kongkal Sangma''' (born 1976) is an Indian politician from the state of Meghalaya who is currently serving as the Chairman of Meghalaya Industries Development Corporation since 2023.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.expressindia.com/news/ie/daily/19990925/ipo25087.html|title=`In Garo Hills, I'm the moon that won't be eclipsed'|date=September 25, 1999|work=Indian Express|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120122093810/http://www.expressindia.com/news/ie/daily/19990925/ipo25087.html|archivedate=January 22, 2012}}</ref> Sangma was a Cabinet Minister of Home, District Council Affairs, Food Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs, Law, Power, [[Government of Meghalaya]] from 2018 to 2023.<br />
He was first elected to the State Assembly along with his brother [[Conrad Sangma]], both as NCP members in the [[2008 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election|2008 state elections]] from [[Dadenggre (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]] (ST) constituency in the West Garo Hills district from 2008 to 2023.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2008/apr/23sangma.htm|title=Sangma dynasty gains momentum in Meghalaya|date=April 23, 2008|publisher=[[Rediff.com]] News|access-date=2016-09-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090508144721/http://www.rediff.com/news/2008/apr/23sangma.htm#|archive-date=2009-05-08|url-status=live}}</ref> Sangma is the son of former [[Chief Minister of Meghalaya]] and also [[Speaker of the Lok Sabha]], [[P. A. Sangma]], his sister, [[Agatha Sangma]] was a member of the 15th Lok Sabha and a former Union Cabinet minister Minister of State, while his brother [[Conrad Sangma]] since 2018 the Chief Minister of Meghalaya, from 2009 to 2013 he held the post of Leader of Opposition in the [[Meghalaya Legislative Assembly]] and was Member of Parliament from Tura Parliamentary constituency which he won in a by-election after his father's death.<br />
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[[Category:People from Tura, Meghalaya]]<br />
[[Category:National People's Party (India) politicians]]<br />
[[Category:Nationalist Congress Party politicians from Meghalaya]]<br />
[[Category:Leaders of the Opposition in Meghalaya]]<br />
[[Category:State cabinet ministers of Meghalaya]]<br />
[[Category:Meghalaya MLAs 2018–2023]]<br />
[[Category:Garo people]]<br />
[[Category:Meghalaya MLAs 2008–2013]]<br />
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