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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2018}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Rakkam Ampang Sangma
| image =
| office = [[Second Conrad Sangma ministry|Cabinet Minister, Education Department]], [[Government of Meghalaya]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/meghalaya-ministers-allocated-portfolios-who-got-what-check-full-list-101678513084051.html|title=Meghalaya ministers allocated portfolios: Who got what? Check full list|date=11 March 2023|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref>
| governor = [[C. H. Vijayashankar|Shri. Chandrashekhar H. Vijayshankar]]
| 1blankname = Chief Minister
| 1namedata = [[Conrad Sangma]]
| subterm = '''Cabinet'''
| suboffice = [[Second Conrad Sangma ministry]]
| 2blankname = Ministry and Departments
| 2namedata = * Ministry of Education
* Border Areas Development
* General Administration Department
| term_start = 7 March 2023
| office1 = Member of the [[Meghalaya Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency1 = [[Rongara Siju Assembly constituency|Rongara-Siju]]
| term_start1 = 2018
| office3 =
| term_end1 =
| office2 =
| party = [[National People's Party (India)|National People's Party]]
| parents =
| birth_date =
| birth_place =
| occupation = [[Politician]], former [[lecturer]]
| education =
| legislature = Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
| governor2 = [[Phagu Chauhan]]
}}

'''Rakkam Ampang Sangma''' is an Indian politician who is a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] from the Indian state of [[Meghalaya]] of North East India since 2018 from 58 [[Rongara Siju Assembly constituency|Rongara-Siju assembly]]. He currently serves as a Cabinet Minister in the State Government of [[Meghalaya]] for the departments of education,<ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=2025-01-05 |title=Meghalaya NGO criticises State Education Minister Rakkam Sangma for planning to consecrate university with Christian prayer service |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/meghalaya/meghalaya-ngo-criticises-state-education-minister-rakkam-sangma-for-planning-to-consecrate-university-with-christian-prayer-service/article69064351.ece |access-date=2026-01-18 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> border areas development and general administration department, Government of Meghalaya.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-01-13 |title=Minister acknowledges lack of resources in border areas - The Shillong Times |url=https://theshillongtimes.com/2025/01/13/minister-acknowledges-lack-of-resources-in-border-areas/ |access-date=2025-02-01 |website=theshillongtimes.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Early career ==
Rakkam was an assistant lecturer at Baghmara higher secondary school.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=2018 Election Affidavit |url=https://ceomeghalaya.nic.in/electionconducted/mla2018/affidavits/58-rongara-siju/rakkam-a-sangma.pdf}}</ref> His father's name is Ringban S Marak, he obtained his M.Sc. degree in physics from [[North-Eastern Hill University|North Eastern Hill University]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shri Rakkam A. Sangma |url=https://megassembly.gov.in/storage/Biodata/RakkamA._Sangma.pdf |website=megassembly.gov.in/}}</ref>

== Political career ==
Rakkam started his political career as an Independent candidate contesting from the [[Rongara Siju Assembly constituency]] in the year of 2013 at the age of 29.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2013 Election affidavit |url=https://ceomeghalaya.nic.in/electionconducted/mla2013/affidavits/58-rongara-siju/rakkam-a-sangma.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220522145824/http://www.ceomeghalaya.nic.in/electionconducted/mla2013/affidavits/58-rongara-siju/rakkam-a-sangma.pdf |archive-date=22 May 2022 |access-date=2025-01-28 |website=ceomeghalaya.nic.in |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2014 he joined the [[National People's Party (India)|National Peoples Party]] under the leadership of [[P. A. Sangma]] who was the former [[Speaker of Lok Sabha|Speaker of Loksabha]] and fourth chief minister of Meghalaya and again contested from the same constituency in 2018 and won in [[2018 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election|2018 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly Election]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Rongara-Siju Election 2023: Rongara-Siju Assembly Seat LIVE Results |url=https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2023/meghalaya/rongara-siju-election-result-s15a058/ |access-date=2025-02-01 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref> Rakkam contested from the same constituency in [[2023 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election|2023 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly Election]] and won with a huge majority,<ref>{{Cite web |title=2023 Election affidavit |url=https://affidavit.eci.gov.in/show-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 |website=Election commission of India}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> this time his party made him a cabinet minister and gave responsibilities of ministries of 3 departments namely Education Department, Border areas development, General Administration Department.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oneindia.com/meghalaya-cabinet-ministers-list/|title=Meghalaya Cabinet Ministers List | Meghalaya Ministers List With Portfolio - Oneindia|website=www.oneindia.com}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Meghalaya MLAs 2018–2023]]
[[Category:People from Tura, Meghalaya]]
[[Category:State cabinet ministers of Meghalaya]]
[[Category:Garo people]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
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