Garo National Council

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.

Garo National Council
AbbreviationGNC
LeaderBoston Marak
Founded1948 (1946)
ECI StatusUnrecognised
AllianceUnited Progressive Alliance
(2021-Present)[1]
Seats in Garo Hills Autonomous District Council
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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.[2][3] The GNC was a founding member of the All Party Hill Leaders Conference (APHLC).[4]

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).[5]

The GNC is a member of the Garo Hills State Movement Committee (GHSMC), a coalition of groups supporting the separate state of Garoland.[6]

Election results
Legislative Assembly election results[7][8]
Seats Votes
Contested Won +/- Total % +/-
1998 16 1 17,650 2.11
2003 7 0 Decrease 1 8,483 0.94 Decrease 1.17
2008 4 0 Steady 4,081 0.37 Decrease 0.57
2013 6 1 Increase 1 9,300 0.71 Increase 0.34
2018 6 0 Decrease 1 21,682 1.38 Increase 0.67
Garo Hills Autonomous District Council
Contested Won +/-
2002 1
2015 5 3
2019 1

References
  1. "Garo people will support Congress: Garo National Council".
  2. Joshi, Hargovind (2004). Meghalaya: Past and Present. Mittal Publications. p. 252. ISBN 978-81-7099-980-5.
  3. Indian History. Allied Publishers. 1988. p. C-126. ISBN 978-81-8424-568-4.
  4. Rao, V. Venkata (1987). "Government and Politics in North East India". The Indian Journal of Political Science. 48 (4): 483. ISSN 0019-5510. JSTOR 41855331.
  5. "Meghalaya MLA Clifford R Marak dies". Zee News. 1 March 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  6. "Demand for Garoland revives in Meghalaya". Outlook India. 5 December 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  7. "Meghalaya 1998". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  8. "Meghalaya 2003". Electoral Commission of India. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
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