| File:Dr Flinder Khonglam.jpg | |
| Office | Chief Minister of Meghalaya
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|---|---|
| Term start | 8 December 2001 |
| Term end | 4 March 2003 |
| Predecessor | E.K. Mawlong |
| Successor | D. D. Lapang
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| Constituency | Sohra
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| Born | 1945-2-6 |
| Born | Malki, Shillong, British India |
| Died | Template:Death date and age |
| Place of death | Shillong, Meghalaya, India
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| Political party | Independent
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Dr. Flinder Anderson Khonglam (6 February 1945 – 22 May 2012) was an Indian politician and physician. He served as the eighth Chief Minister of Meghalaya from 2001 to 2003.[1] Khonglam was the second independent legislator to serve as the Chief Minister of any Indian state in history.[2][3]
Biography
Early life and career
Khonglam was born in Malki, Shillong, Assam (now Meghalaya) on 6 February 1945.[2] He was the oldest of eight children born to his parents, Richard N. Lyngdoh and L. Khonglam.[2] He was a doctor, working at Nazareth Hospital and several other government-owned medical facilities in the state.[2]
Political career
Khonglam represented the Sohra (Cherrapunji) constituency in the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly for almost twenty years.[1][2] He first ran for the Assembly in 1978, but was defeated in the election by an opponent from the Hill State People's Democratic Party (HSPDP).[2] However, Khonglam, an independent won the 1983 state election by defeating an incumbent from the HSPDP.[2] In 1988, Khonglam lost his seat in the Assembly to an opponent from the Indian National Congress.[2]
He was re-elected in to the Meghalaya Assembly in 1993 as an independent.[2] He was re-elected to two more consecutive terms from the same constituency thereafter.[2] He won re-election during the 1990s as an independent.[2] Khonglam was elected again in 2003, this time as a candidate for the Hill State People's Democratic Party (HSPDP).[2]
He also headed the Peoples Forum of Meghalaya (PFM) and represented Sohra within the Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council (KHADC).[3]
Chief Minister of Meghalaya
Khonglam's predecessor, former Chief Minister E.K. Mawlong, was forced to resign from office due to scandal involving the construction of the Meghalaya House in Kolkata.[1] Khonglam became Chief Minister of Meghalaya on 8 December 2001.[2] He became the second independent Chief Minister of an Indian state in history.[2] He became Chief Minister through the support of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), led by P. A. Sangma, which formed a coalition government with the Congress Party.[1][2] Khonglam served as Chief Minister until 4 March 2003.[3]
Later life
Khonglam was defeated for re-election in the 2008 legislative election by Dr. P.W. Khongjee of the Indian National Congress party.[2]
He suffered from diabetes, which contributed to health problems in his later life, including one documented diabetic stroke.[2] Khonglam fainted at his home in Laitumkhrah, Shillong, on 22 May 2012. He was taken to Bethany Hospital in Shillong, where he died at 6:30 p.m. IST on 22 May 2012, at the age of 67.[2] Khonglam was buried in a cemetery in Malki.[3] Dignitaries in attendance at the funeral included the Meghalaya Deputy Chief Ministers, Bindo Lanong and Rowell Lyngdoh, and Hopingstone Lingdoh, the leader of the Hill State People's Democratic Party.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Former Meghalaya CM Khonglam dead. The Times of India(2012-05-22). Retrieved 2012-06-15.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 Former CM Dr FA Khonglam no more. Shillong Times(2012-05-23). Retrieved 2012-06-15.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 [{{{url}}} Hundreds rally as Khonglam laid to rest]. Seven Sisters Post(2012-05-25).