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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Rupa M. Marak
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| office = Member of the [[Meghalaya Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start = 2023
| term_end =
| constituency = [[Dadenggre Assembly constituency|Dadenggre]]
| predecessor = [[James Sangma]]
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| party = [[Trinamool Congress]]
| alma_mater = [[Tura Government College]]
| profession = Politician
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'''Rupa M. Marak''' (born 1987)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=RUPA M. MARAK (Winner) DADENGGRE (ST) (WEST GARO HILLS) – Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://www.myneta.info/Meghalaya2023/candidate.php?candidate_id=7074 |access-date=30 December 2024 |website=myneta.info}}</ref> is an Indian politician from [[Meghalaya]]. He is a member of the [[Meghalaya Legislative Assembly]] representing the [[All India Trinamool Congress]].<ref>{{cite web |date=2 March 2023 |title=Dadenggre Election Result 2023 LIVE Updates and Highlights: TMC Wins |url=https://www.news18.com/news/elections/dadenggre-election-result-2023-live-updates-and-highlights-winner-loser-leading-trailing-mla-margin-7194859.html |access-date=30 December 2024 |publisher=News18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=2 March 2023 |title=Meghalaya Election Result: CM's brother James Sangma loses to TMC's Rupa Marak |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/meghalaya-election-result-cm-s-brother-james-sangma-loses-to-tmc-s-rupa-marak-101677723913686.html |access-date=30 December 2024 |publisher=Hindustan Times}}</ref> He won the [[2023 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election]] from [[Dadenggre Assembly constituency]], which is reserved for Scheduled Tribe community, in [[West Garo Hills district]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-02 |title=Meghalaya Election Results 2023: Check full list of constituency-wise winners |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/story/meghalaya-election-results-2023-check-full-list-of-constituency-wise-winners-npp-bjp-congress-tmc-udp-2341598-2023-03-02 |access-date=2024-12-30 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Marak is from Bolchugre village, Dadenggre post, West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Members {{!}} Meghalaya Government Portal |url=https://meghalaya.gov.in/meghalaya-legislative-assembly/44294 |access-date=2024-12-30 |website=meghalaya.gov.in}}</ref> He is the son of Durga Singh. He completed his BA in 2012 at [[Tura Government College]], Tura, which is affiliated with [[North-Eastern Hill University|North Eastern Hills University]].<ref name=":0" />

== Career ==
Marak won from [[Dadenggre Assembly constituency]] representing the All India Trinamool Congress in the 2023 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election. He polled 15,702 votes and defeated his nearest rival, [[James Sangma]] of [[National People's Party (India)|National People's Party]], by a margin of 18 votes.<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><ref>{{Cite web |title=Meghalaya Result live: Meghalaya Election Result 2023: NPP wins 26 seats, falls short of majority; BJP to support NPP to form govt |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/elections/assembly-elections/meghalaya/meghalaya-assembly-election-2023-results-live-news-bjp-congress-npp-latest-polls-updates-2-march-2023/liveblog/98347456.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2024-12-30 |website=The Economic Times |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:1987 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Meghalaya MLAs 2023–2028]]
[[Category:Trinamool Congress politicians from Meghalaya]]
[[Category:People from West Garo Hills district]]
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