Meghalaya Elections 2023: Former Meghalaya Home Minister HDR Lyngdoh passed away on Monday following a heart attack. Lyngdoh was a United Democratic Party (UDP) candidate from the Sohiong assembly in East Khasi hills. As per ANI, the polls in the state will now be conducted in 59 out of 60 assembly constituencies.
According to ANI, Lyngdoh passed away after he suddenly collapsed during election campaigning. He was then rushed to a hospital. Lyngdoh had lost the 2018 polls which he had contested on a Congress ticket.
Lyngdoh had represented the constituency for several terms. He lost the last election to Samlin Malngiang of the Hills State People's Democratic Party, reported PTI.
Chief Minister Conrad K Sangama expressed grief over the demise of the leader. The CM tweeted, "Saddened by the sudden demise of former Minister & senior politician of the State, Shri H D R Lyngdoh. Shri Lyngdoh served the state in different capacities over the years & was a dedicated leader to the people. His demise is a great loss to Meghalaya. May his soul rest in peace."
According to reports, HDR Lyngdoh was commonly known as Maheh, and served as the Home Minister in the Dr. Mukul Sangma-led Congress government. He first won as an MLA from Sohiong in 1988 on a Hill State People’s Democratic Party (HSPDP) ticket and continued till 1998.
He lost the seat to RA Lyngdoh of the United Democratic Party (UDP) in 1998, but in 1999, he won as an MDC on the Congress ticket from the Sohiong-Nongspung constituency.
In the 2003 assembly polls, he reclaimed the Sohiong seat from UDP’s RA Lyngdoh and won on a Congress ticket. He continued as the MLA of Sohiong till 2018.