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{{Short description|Indian politician}} | {{Short description|Indian politician}} | ||
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| name = Donkupar Roy | | name = Donkupar Roy | ||
| image = | | image = | ||
| nationality = [[India | | nationality = [[India]]n | ||
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1954|11|10|df=y}} | | birth_date = {{Birth date|1954|11|10|df=y}} | ||
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2019|07|28|1954|11|10|df=y}} | | death_date = {{Death date and age|2019|07|28|1954|11|10|df=y}} | ||
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| alma_mater = [[North-Eastern Hill University]] | | alma_mater = [[North-Eastern Hill University]] | ||
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''' Donkupar Roy''' (10 November 1954 – 28 July 2019) was an | ''' Donkupar Roy''' (10 November 1954 – 28 July 2019) was an Indian politician, who served as [[Chief Minister of Meghalaya]]. He was the head of the [[United Democratic Party (Meghalaya)|United Democratic Party]], a political party recognised in [[Meghalaya]]. | ||
After a fractured mandate in Meghalaya's 2008 Assembly Elections, an alliance between his UDP and a handful of other parties stated claim to form the government under the banner of the [[Meghalaya Progressive Alliance]], with Roy as Chief Minister. After [[D. D. Lapang]] resigned as Chief Minister because he did not hold a majority in the state legislature, Roy was sworn in as Chief Minister on 19 March 2008.<ref>[https://archive.today/20120723080207/http://sify.com/news/politics/fullstory.php?id=14626628 "Donkupar Roy takes over as Meghalaya CM"], sify.com, 19 March 2008.</ref> | After a fractured mandate in Meghalaya's 2008 Assembly Elections, an alliance between his UDP and a handful of other parties stated claim to form the government under the banner of the [[Meghalaya Progressive Alliance]], with Roy as Chief Minister. After [[D. D. Lapang]] resigned as Chief Minister because he did not hold a majority in the state legislature, Roy was sworn in as Chief Minister on 19 March 2008.<ref>[https://archive.today/20120723080207/http://sify.com/news/politics/fullstory.php?id=14626628 "Donkupar Roy takes over as Meghalaya CM"], sify.com, 19 March 2008.</ref> | ||