Trinamool Congress releases 52 candidates list for Meghalaya

The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Friday released the first list of 52 candidates, including five women, for the Assembly elections in Meghalaya expected in February.

Prominent among the candidates are former Chief Minister Mukul Sangma, his wife Dikkanchi D. Shira, their daughter Miani D. Shira and his younger brother Zenith M. Sangma. All are MLAs who won on Congress tickets in 2018.

Mukul Sangma will contest from two seats— Songsak and Tikrikilla.

“The names of the candidates for the remaining eight seats will be announced soon,” State TMC president Charles Pyngrope told journalists in State capital Shillong.