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United Democratic Party (Meghalaya)

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Secretary-General
  
H.A.D. Sawian

Leader
  
E. K. Mawlong

Ideology
  
Regionalism, Populism

ECI Status
  
State Party

Founder
  
E. K. Mawlong

Founded
  
1972

United Democratic Party (Meghalaya)

Headquarters
  
Mawlai Nonglum, Shillong - 793008 Meghalaya

Alliance
  
National Democratic Alliance

The United Democratic Party is a political party recognised in Meghalaya state, India. It is now led by Donkupar Roy. It was started by E. K. Mawlong.

The Flag of the party shall be of three vertical colours with scarlet red colour at the extreme left nearest to the flag post, parrot green colour at the extreme right and white colour at the middle signifying respectively courage, valour and sacrifice (Scarlet Red), sincerity, honesty, integrity (White) and hope, hard work, survival (Green).

Currently it is a part of North-East Regional Political Front consisting of political parties of the northeast which has supported the National Democratic Alliance (India)

List of Chief Minister

  • B. B. Lyngdoh
  • First term: 10 March 1998 to 8 March 2000
  • E. K. Mawlong
  • First term: 8 March 2000 to 8 December 2001
  • Donkupar Roy
  • First term: 19 March 2008 to 18 March 2009

    • References

    United Democratic Party (Meghalaya) Wikipedia
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