Ian Botham Sangma

Ian Botham K. Sangma (born 1987)^[1] is an Indian politician from Meghalaya. He is a member of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly representing Salmanpara Assembly constituency in South West Garo Hills district.^[2] He won the 2023 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election representing the National People's Party.^[3]

Early life and education

Sangma is from Anangpara village, Ampati post, South West Garo Hils district, Meghalaya.^[4] He is the son of Danny Ch. Marak. He is a businessman and his wife is a lecturer at Tura Government College, Tura. He did his Master of Business Administration at University of Bedfordshire, United Kingdom in 2013.^[1]

Career

Sangma won from Salmanpara Assembly constituency representing the National People's Party in the 2023 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election.^[5] He polled 11,352 votes and defeated his nearest rival and sitting MLA, Winnerson D. Sangma of the All India Trinamool Congress, by a margin of 5,238 votes.^[6][7] He lost the 2018 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election to Winnerson Sangma, who won on the Indian National Congress ticket.^[6]