Shillong, Oct 17: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has approved the
proposal to nominate Jingjang M Marak as the candidate to contest Gambegre bypoll.
Marak is a close aide of Tura MP Saleng Sangma who had represented Gambegre many terms.
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NPP has fielded Chief Minister Conrad Sangma’s wife Mehtab Chandee in Gambegre, while former MLA Zenith Sangma’s wife Sadhiarani Sangma is the AITC candidate.
BJP is yet to announce the candidature.
