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 | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | GNC |
| Leader | Boston Marak |
| Founded | 1948 (1946) |
| ECI Status | Unrecognised |
| Alliance | United Progressive Alliance (2021-Present)[1] |
| Seats in Garo Hills Autonomous District Council | 1 / 29 |
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
edit| 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
edit- ^ "Garo people will support Congress: Garo National Council".
- ^ Joshi, Hargovind (2004). Meghalaya: Past and Present. Mittal Publications. p. 252. ISBN 978-81-7099-980-5.
- ^ Indian History. Allied Publishers. 1988. p. C-126. ISBN 978-81-8424-568-4.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Meghalaya MLA Clifford R Marak dies". Zee News. 1 March 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ^ "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.