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Garo National Council

Political party in Meghalaya, India

Summary

Political party in Meghalaya, India

Field	Value
party_name	Garo National Council
abbreviation	GNC
colorcode
leader	Boston Marak
foundation	1948 (1946)
alliance	United Progressive Alliance
(2021-Present)
eci	Unrecognised
state2_seats_name	Garo Hills Autonomous District Council
state2_seats

(2021-Present)

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. The GNC was a founding member of the All Party Hill Leaders Conference (APHLC).

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).

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

Election results

Seats	Votes	Contested	Won	+/-	Total	%
1998	16	1		17,650	2.11
2003	7	0	1	8,483	0.94	1.17
2008	4	0		4,081	0.37	0.57
2013	6	1	1	9,300	0.71	0.34
2018	6	0	1	21,682	1.38	0.67

Contested	Won	+/-
2002		1
2015	5	3
2019		1

References

"Garo people will support Congress: Garo National Council".
(2004). "Meghalaya: Past and Present". Mittal Publications.
(1988). "Indian History". Allied Publishers.
Rao, V. Venkata. (1987). "Government and Politics in North East India". The Indian Journal of Political Science.
(1 March 2015). "Meghalaya MLA Clifford R Marak dies".
(5 December 2018). "Demand for Garoland revives in Meghalaya".
"Meghalaya 1998".
"Meghalaya 2003".

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