Garo National Council

Garo National Council
Abbreviation	GNC
Leader	Boston Marak
Founded	1948 (1946)
ECI Status	Unrecognised
Alliance	United Progressive Alliance (2021-Present)[1]
Seats in Garo Hills Autonomous District Council	1 / 29
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The Garo National Council is a political party in Meghalaya in northeastern India which campaigns for the creation a new Indian state to be called Garoland, for the people of the Garo Hills.

Founded in February 1946 as the Garo National Conference, Moody K Marak was the first President. In 1948 the organisation was renamed the Garo National Council.[2][3] The GNC was a founding member of the All Party Hill Leaders Conference (APHLC).[4]

In 1998, the GNC was successful in electing Clifford Marak to the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly. Marak lost in 2003, but regained a seat in 2013 (he died in March 2015).[5]

The GNC is a member of the Garo Hills State Movement Committee (GHSMC), a coalition of groups supporting the separate state of Garoland.[6]

Election results

Legislative Assembly election results[7][8]

	Seats			Votes
	Contested	Won	+/-	Total	%	+/-
1998	16	1		17,650	2.11
2003	7	0	1	8,483	0.94	1.17
2008	4	0		4,081	0.37	0.57
2013	6	1	1	9,300	0.71	0.34
2018	6	0	1	21,682	1.38	0.67

Garo Hills Autonomous District Council

	Contested	Won	+/-
2002		1
2015	5	3
2019		1

References

1. "Garo people will support Congress: Garo National Council".
2. Joshi, Hargovind (2004). Meghalaya: Past and Present. Mittal Publications. p. 252. ISBN 978-81-7099-980-5.
3. Indian History. Allied Publishers. 1988. p. C-126. ISBN 978-81-8424-568-4.
4. Rao, V. Venkata (1987). "Government and Politics in North East India". The Indian Journal of Political Science. 48 (4): 483. ISSN 0019-5510. JSTOR 41855331.
5. "Meghalaya MLA Clifford R Marak dies". Zee News. 1 March 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
6. "Demand for Garoland revives in Meghalaya". Outlook India. 5 December 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
7. "Meghalaya 1998". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
8. "Meghalaya 2003". Electoral Commission of India. Retrieved 15 May 2020.