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{{Infobox Indian politician | office = Member of the [[Meghalaya Legislative Assembly]]}}
'''Santa Mary Shylla''' (born 1984)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Santa Mary Shylla(NPP):Constituency- SUTNGA SAIPUNG (ST)(EAST JAINTIA HILLS) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://myneta.info/Meghalaya2023/candidate.php?candidate_id=6911 |access-date=23 December 2024 |website=myneta.info}}</ref> is an Indian politician from [[Meghalaya]]. She is a member of the [[Meghalaya Legislative Assembly]] from Sutnga Saipung Assembly constituency, which is reserved for Scheduled Tribe community, in [[East Jaintia Hills district]]. She won the [[2023 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election]] representing the [[National People's Party (India)|National People's Party]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=NDTV Elections - Winning candidates |url=https://www.ndtv.com/elections/meghalaya/winning-candidates-2023 |access-date=23 December 2024 |website=NDTV |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2 March 2023 |title=Sutnga Saipung Result 2023 Highlights: Meghalaya Congress Chief Vincent Pala Loses Seat |url=https://news.abplive.com/elections/sutnga-saipung-result-2023-live-updates-meghalaya-election-result-winner-vincent-pala-congress-1585540 |access-date=23 December 2024 |website=news.abplive.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2 March 2023 |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=23 December 2024 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Shylla is from [[Sutnga Saipung Assembly constituency|Sutnga Saipung]], East Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, daughter of (L) Thomas Nongtdu. She completed her Bachelor of Science in optometry in 2012 at Martin Luther University, [[Shillong]], [[East Khasi Hills district|East Khasi hills District]], Meghalaya.<ref name=":0" />

== Career ==
Shylla won from [[Sutnga Saipung Assembly constituency]] representing National People's Party in the 2023 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election. She polled 16,974 votes and defeated her nearest rival and state [[Indian National Congress]] Party chief, [[Vincent Pala]], by a margin of 22,108 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Santa Mary Shylla in Meghalaya Assembly Elections 2023 |url=https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2023/meghalaya/santa-mary-shylla-sutnga-saipung-candidate-s15a005c003/ |access-date=23 December 2024 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2 March 2023 |title=Meghalaya Assembly Election Results 2023: Cong, BJP state chiefs lose Sutnga Saipung and West Shillong seats - CNBC TV18 |url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/politics/meghalaya-assembly-election-results-2023-congress-bjp-state-chiefs-lose-sutnga-saipung-and-west-shillong-seats-16084161.htm |access-date=23 December 2024 |website=CNBCTV18 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Election Commission of India |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenMar2023/ConstituencywiseS155.htm?ac=5 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230401163227/https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenMar2023/ConstituencywiseS155.htm?ac=5 |archive-date=1 April 2023 |access-date=23 December 2024 |website=results.eci.gov.in |url-status=live }}</ref>

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[[Category:1984 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:National People's Party (India) politicians]]
[[Category:Meghalaya MLAs 2023–2028]]
[[Category:People from East Jaintia Hills district]]
[[Category:Women members of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly]]

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DaisyMahony at 18:21, 14 February 2026