Adelbert Nongrum

{{short description|Indian politician}}

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| office = MLA of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
for North Shillong

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| constituency = North Shillong

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| party = Voice of the People Party (VPP){{cite news |title=Adelbert Nongrum kneels down to pray during VPP general meeting |url=https://themeghalayan.com/adelbert-nongrum-kneels-down-to-pray-during-vpp-general-meeting/ |work=The Meghalayan |date=16 January 2023}}

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}}Adelbert Nongrum is an Indian politician who represents North Shillong constituency as a member of the Voice Of The People Party. He had previously served as the president of the Khun Hynniewtrep National Awakening Movement (KHNAM), a political party in Meghalaya, north-eastern India. Representing North Shillong constituency, he was the party's only representative in the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly following the 2018 election.{{Cite news|url=http://www.theshillongtimes.com/2019/03/12/adelbert-wants-mawlonghat-road-reopened/|title=Adelbert wants Mawlonghat road reopened|date=March 11, 2019|work=The Shillong Times|access-date=May 28, 2019|archive-date=28 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190528123405/http://www.theshillongtimes.com/2019/03/12/adelbert-wants-mawlonghat-road-reopened/|url-status=dead}}{{Cite news|url=https://thenortheasttoday.com/meghalaya-eci-recognizes-adelbert-nongrum-as-president-of-khnam/|title=Meghalaya: ECI recognizes Adelbert Nongrum as president of KHNAM|date=November 24, 2018|work=northeasttoday.com|access-date=May 28, 2019|archive-date=28 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190528123405/https://thenortheasttoday.com/meghalaya-eci-recognizes-adelbert-nongrum-as-president-of-khnam/|url-status=dead}}

In July 2022, Nongrum indicated an intention to join the Voice of the People Party and in October stated that he planned to contest the 2023 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election for the party.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2022-07-22 |title=Adelbert Nongrum to join VPP, assures to take action against 'high level' |url=https://www.syllad.com/adelbert-nongrum-to-join-vpp-assures-to-take-action-against-high-level/ |access-date=2023-01-17 |website=The Rising Meghalaya |language=}}{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2022-10-18 |title=Adelbert Nongrum hits out at regional parties |url=https://themeghalayan.com/adelbert-nongrum-hits-out-at-regional-parties/ |access-date=2023-01-17 |website=The Meghalayan |language=en-US}} On 12 January 2023, Nongrum resigned from the Assembly and repeated his intention to contest the 2023 election as a VPP candidate.{{Cite web |date=2023-01-13 |title=Meghalaya: MLA Adelbert Nongrum resigns; likely to join Voice of the People Party |url=https://www.indiatodayne.in/meghalaya/story/meghalaya-mla-adelbert-nongrum-resigns-likely-join-voice-people-party-496937-2023-01-13 |access-date=2023-01-17 |website=India Today NE |language=en}}