Agatha Sangma Explained

Agatha K. Sangma
Birth Name:Agatha Kongkal Sangma
Birth Date:24 July 1980
Birth Place:New Delhi, India
Constituency:Tura
Office:Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Term Start:17 June 2019
Term End:04 June 2024
Predecessor:Conrad Sangma
Successor:Saleng A. Sangma
Primeminister:Narendra Modi
Office4:Minister of State for Rural Development
Term Start4:May 2009
Term End4:October 2012
Successor4:Suryakanta Patil
Constituency2:Tura
Term Start2:May 2009
Term End2:May 2014
Successor2:P. A. Sangma
Constituency3:Tura
Term Start3:May 2008
Term End3:May 2009
Predecessor3:P. A. Sangma
Successor3:Incumbent
Party:National People's Party
Otherparty:Nationalist Congress Party
Alma Mater:Pune University
University of Nottingham
Father:P. A. Sangma
Relatives:James Sangma (brother)
Conrad Sangma (brother)

Agatha Kongkal Sangma (born 24 July 1980) is an Indian politician. A former Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha representing the Tura constituency of Meghalaya.[1] At the age of 29, she is the youngest member of parliament ever in India to be appointed Union Minister in Government of India till date. Sangma is the second woman from Northeast India to be appointed a union minister in the Government of India after Renuka Devi Barkataki from Assam.[2] She is a member of National People's Party.

Early and personal life

Agatha Sangma was born in New Delhi to P. A. Sangma, the former speaker of the Lok Sabha, and Soradini K. Sangma. She was brought up in West Garo Hills, Meghalaya.[3] Her brother Conrad Sangma is the Chief Minister in the Meghalaya State Assembly.[4] Agatha married Patrick Rongma Marak, a physician, on 21 November 2019.[5] [6]

Education

Sangma received her LLB degree from Pune University and later joined the bar in Delhi High Court. She earned her master's degree in environmental management at the University of Nottingham, UK.[7]

Career

Sangma was first elected to the 14th Lok Sabha in a by-election in May 2008, after her father P.A. Sangma resigned from the seat to enter state politics. Later she was re elected to 15th Lok Sabha. At age 29, Sangma is the youngest Member of Parliament ever to be appointed Union Minister in Government of India till date.

Sangma was Minister of State for Rural development. She resigned from this post during the cabinet reshuffle in October 2012.[8] [9]

It was reported in November 2017 that she would contest the 2018 Meghalaya legislative assembly election on a National People's Party (NPP) ticket.[10] She contested from the South Tura constituency and polled 6,499 votes winning the seat.[11] But she submitted her resignation as member of the House in an attempt to pave way for her brother to contest the bypoll from her constituency.[12]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Members: Lok Sabha. 22 September 2021. loksabhaph.nic.in.
  2. https://indianexpress.com/article/india/renuka-devi-borkataki-northeasts-first-woman-union-minister-dies-at-85/lite/
  3. http://164.100.47.134/newls/former_Biography.aspx?mpsno=4251 Fifteenth Lok Sabha: Members Bioprofile: Agatha Sangma
  4. News: Sangma meets Sonia, first time in a decade . 2 June 2009 . 1 July 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130517235215/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-06-02/india/28205192_1_foreign-origin-sangma-janpath-residence . 17 May 2013 . .
  5. Web site: Congratulations to the newlyweds! . 21 November 2019 . Twitter . 11 January 2021.
  6. Web site: PM Modi congratulates Agatha Sangma on her wedding. 21 November 2019. The Times of India.
  7. News: Sangma dynasty gains momentum in Meghalaya. 23 April 2008. Rediff.com News. 24 August 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20090508144721/http://www.rediff.com/news/2008/apr/23sangma.htm. 8 May 2009. live.
  8. News: Agatha Sangma and Vincent Pala step down. 28 October 2012. India today. https://web.archive.org/web/20121028072737/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/agatha-sangma-and-vincent-pala-steps-down-from-cabinet/1/226534.html. 28 October 2012. live.
  9. News: Agatha Sangma too may quit NCP, ministry. https://archive.today/20130126070048/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-21/india/32351003_1_agatha-sangma-d-p-tripathi-ncp. 26 January 2013. The Times of India. 21 June 2012 .
  10. News: Agatha Sangma to contest 2018 assembly elections. 3 March 2018. Indo-Asian News Service. theweek.in. 10 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20180302151657/http://www.theweek.in/news/india/agatha-sangma-to-contest-2018-assembly-elections.html. 2 March 2018. live.
  11. News: Agatha Sangma wins from South Tura. 4 March 2018. United News of India. 3 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180304231626/http://www.uniindia.com/agatha-sangma-wins-from-south-tura/election/news/1156100.html. 4 March 2018. live.
  12. https://thenortheasttoday.com/meghalaya-mla-agatha-sangma-resigns-to-make-way-for-brother-conrad-sangma/amp/?