New Delhi, Aug 2: The Congress on Thursday approved the proposal for candidature of Jackiush A Sangma from Ranikor and Charlottte W Monin from South Tura to contest by-elections to legislative assembly of Meghalaya. The bypolls will be held on August 23. The results will be declared on August 27.

Jackiush A Sangma, who joined the Congress in 2007, will file his nominations on Friday. He will be contesting against former Congress legislator and National People's Party candidate MM Danggo, UDP’s Pius Marwein and PDF nominee PN Syiem. The by-election was necessiated after five-time Congress MLA Martin M Danggo resigned from the assembly on June 21.

In South Tura, Congress's Charlottte W Monin will contest against state Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma. NPP MLA Agatha K Sangma, who represented South Tura seat, resigned on July 2 to pave way for her brother and the chief minister to contest from the constituency. As he did not contest the February 27 assembly polls, his election to the Meghalaya Assembly is mandatory before September 6.

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