Zenith Sangma

{{Short description|Indian politician}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}

{{Use Indian English|date=August 2024}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Zenith M. Sangma

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1971|11|22}}{{cite web |title=Zenith M. Sangma |url=https://megassembly.gov.in/storage/Biodata/ZenithM._Sangma.pdf |website=megassembly.gov.in |access-date=8 September 2022}}

| image = File:FDmoVxAWUAIt90h.jpg

| office = Member of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly

| constituency = Rangsakona

| term_start1 = 2003

| predecessor1 = Adolf Lu Hitler R. Marak

| term_end1 = 2008

| successor1 = Adolf Lu Hitler R. Marak

| term_start = 2013

| predecessor = Adolf Lu Hitler R. Marak

| term_end = 2023

| successor =

| party = Trinamool Congress{{cite web |title=Members {{!}} Meghalaya Government Portal |url=https://meghalaya.gov.in/meghalaya-legislative-assembly/33155 |website=meghalaya.gov.in |access-date=8 September 2022}}

| occupation = Politician

| profession =

}}

Zenith Sangma is the former member of Meghalaya Legislative Assembly (MLA) from the Rangsakona constituency.

He won the election in 2003, 2013,{{cite news |title=Warjri is Meghalaya's first woman home minister |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/politics/national/warjri-is-meghalaya-s-first-woman-home-minister-8877.html |access-date=8 September 2022 |publisher=India TV |date=13 March 2013 |language=en}} and 2018.{{cite news |last=Bhaumik |first=Subir |title=Hitler and Frankenstein contest India vote |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2013/2/17/hitler-and-frankenstein-contest-india-vote |access-date=8 September 2022 |work=www.aljazeera.com |publisher=Al Jazeera English |date=17 February 2013 |language=en}}{{cite news |last=Kashyap |first=Samudra Gupta |date=26 February 2018 |title=Meghalaya assembly elections: Two prominent families with 7 nominees, and other electoral clans |language=en |publisher=The Indian Express |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/north-east-india/meghalaya/meghalaya-assembly-elections-two-prominent-families-with-7-nominees-and-other-electoral-clans-5078175/ |url-access=limited |access-date=8 September 2022}} Sangma was the Sports Minister of the Meghalaya Government for the period from 2013 to 2018.{{cite news |title=Draft policy proposes rewards to promote sports in Meghalaya |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report-draft-policy-proposes-rewards-to-promote-sports-in-meghalaya-2347672 |access-date=8 September 2022 |publisher=DNA India |date=30 September 2017 |language=en}} He is the brother of former Chief Minister of Meghalaya Mukul Sangma.{{cite news |last1=Zahan |first1=Syeda Ambia |title=Sangma, Khandu, Gogoi, Gamlin...: Dynastic Clouds Loom Over The Seven Sisters |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/national/sangma-khandu-gogoi-gamlin-dynastic-clouds-loom-over-the-seven-sisters-magazine-220209 |access-date=8 September 2022 |publisher=Outlook |date=3 September 2022 |language=en}}

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