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'''Renikton Lyngdoh Tongkhar''' (born 26 February 1972)<ref>https://megassembly.gov.in/storage/Biodata/ReniktonLyngdoh_Tongkhar.pdf{{Dead link | date=December 2025 | fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> is an Indian politician from [[Meghalaya]]. He is a member of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly from [[Mawkyrwat Assembly constituency]], which is reserved for Scheduled Tribe community, in [[South West Khasi Hills district]]. He won the [[2023 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election]] representing the [[United Democratic Party (Meghalaya)]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-03 |title=Meghalaya Assembly elections results 2023: Check full list of winners |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/north-east-india/meghalaya/meghalaya-assembly-elections-results-2023-winners-list-https-indianexpress-com-article-opinion-columns-supreme-court-censure-on-renaming-games-8473818/ |access-date=2024-12-30 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Early life and education ==<br />
Lyngdoh is from [[Mawkyrwat]], South West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya. He is the son of Roni Nongsiej. He completed his B.Com. in 1995 at a college affiliated with [[North-Eastern Hill University|North Eastern Hill University]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Renikton Lyngdoh Tongkhar(UDP):Constituency- MAWKYRWAT (ST)(SOUTH WEST KHASI HILLS) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=http://www.myneta.info/Meghalaya2023/candidate.php?candidate_id=6964 |access-date=2024-12-30 |website=www.myneta.info}}</ref><br />
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== Career ==<br />
Lyngdoh won from Mawkyrwat Assembly constituency representing United Democratic Party in the 2023 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election. He polled 10,678 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Carnes Sohshang of the [[Indian National Congress]], by a margin of 1,272 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Renikton Lyngdoh Tongkhar in Meghalaya Assembly Elections 2023 |url=https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2023/meghalaya/renikton-lyngdoh-tongkhar-mawkyrwat-candidate-s15a036c002/ |access-date=2024-12-30 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref> He was first elected as an MLA winning the [[2018 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election]] representing the [[Hill State People's Democratic Party]] defeating Sohshang of the Congress by 458 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mawkyrwat Election Result 2023 LIVE Updates and Highlights: UDP Wins |url=https://www.news18.com/news/elections/mawkyrwat-election-result-2023-live-updates-and-highlights-winner-loser-leading-trailing-mla-margin-7194133.html |access-date=2024-12-30 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref> In January 2023, he resigned from the assembly and later joined the United Democratic Party.<ref>{{Cite web |title=renikton lyngdoh: Latest News & Videos, Photos about renikton lyngdoh {{!}} The Economic Times - Page 1 |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/renikton-lyngdoh |access-date=2024-12-30 |website=The Economic Times |language=en}}</ref> Earlier in August 2021, the government formed a committee to resolve the border disputes with Assam, headed by the then Public Health Engineering minister Lyngdoh Tongkhar and it submitted its report in December 2023.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2021-12-09 |title=Meghalaya panels on border dispute with Assam submit reports |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/meghalaya-panels-on-border-dispute-with-assam-submit-reports/articleshow/88181510.cms |access-date=2024-12-30 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:1972 births]]<br />
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[[Category:Meghalaya MLAs 2018–2023]]<br />
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