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The Garo National Council is a political party in Meghalaya in northeastern India which campaigns for the creation a new Indian state to be called Garoland, for the people of the Garo Hills.
Founded in February 1946 as the Garo National Conference, Moody K Marak was the first President. In 1948 the organisation was renamed the Garo National Council.[1][2] The GNC was a founding member of the All Party Hill Leaders Conference (APHLC).[3]
In 1998, the GNC was successful in electing Clifford Marak to the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly. Marak lost in 2003, but regained a seat in 2013 (he died in March 2015).[4]
The GNC is a member of the Garo Hills State Movement Committee (GHSMC), a coalition of groups supporting the separate state of Garoland.[5]
Election results
| Seats | Votes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contested | Won | +/- | Total | % | +/- | |
| 1998 | 16 | 1 | 17,650 | 2.11 | ||
| 2003 | 7 | 0 | Template:Decrease 1 | 8,483 | 0.94 | Template:Decrease 1.17 |
| 2008 | 4 | 0 | Template:Steady | 4,081 | 0.37 | Template:Decrease 0.57 |
| 2013 | 6 | 1 | Template:Increase 1 | 9,300 | 0.71 | Template:Increase 0.34 |
| 2018 | 6 | 0 | Template:Decrease 1 | 21,682 | 1.38 | Template:Increase 0.67 |
| Contested | Won | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1 | ||
| 2015 | 5 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 1 |
References
- ↑ Meghalaya: Past and Present{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Mittal Publications(2004). ISBN 978-81-7099-980-5
- ↑ Indian History{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Allied Publishers(1988). ISBN 978-81-8424-568-4
- ↑ Government and Politics in North East India. The Indian Journal of Political Science({Template:Date).
- ↑ Meghalaya MLA Clifford R Marak dies. Zee News(1 March 2015).
- ↑ Demand for Garoland revives in Meghalaya. Outlook India(5 December 2018). Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ↑ Meghalaya 1998. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ↑ Meghalaya 2003. Electoral Commission of India. Retrieved 15 May 2020.