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Region District Headquarter Area (km²) Population (2011) Established Garo Hills [4]: North Garo Hills: Resubelpara: 1,113: 118,325: 2012 East Garo Hills: Williamnagar
Meghalaya (/ ˌ m eɪ ɡ ə ˈ l eɪ ə, m eɪ ˈ ɡ ɑː l ə j ə /; [6] [7] lit. "the abode of clouds" [8]) is a state in northeast India. Meghalaya was formed on 21 January 1972 by carving out two districts from the state of Assam : (a) the United Khasi Hills and Jaintia Hills and (b) the Garo Hills . [ 9 ]
Meghalaya – state in north-east India. The name means "the abode of clouds" in Sanskrit. The name means "the abode of clouds" in Sanskrit. The state is the wettest region of India, recording an average of 12,000 mm (470 in) of rains a year.[6]
The Government of Meghalaya, also known as the State Government of Meghalaya, is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Meghalaya and its 12 districts. It consists of an executive , led by the Governor of Meghalaya , a judiciary and a legislative branch.
Assembly constituencies of Meghalaya. The Meghalaya Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Meghalaya. The seat of the Legislative Assembly is at Shillong, the capital of the state. The term of the Legislative Assembly is five years, unless it is dissolved earlier.
The Eastern West Khasi Hills district is located in the Khasi Hills of central Meghalaya. It borders the districts of Ri Bhoi to the north, East Khasi Hills to the southeast, South West Khasi Hills to the south, and West Khasi Hills to the west. It covers an area of 1,356.77 square kilometres (523.85 sq mi) and comprises 6% of the state's area.
The 2024 Indian general election was held in Meghalaya on 19 April 2024 to elect 2 members of the 18th Lok Sabha. Election Schedule. Poll event Phase I Notification Date
Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) is an autonomous district council in the state of Meghalaya in India. [3] It is seated at Tura and covers East Garo Hills district, West Garo Hills district, South Garo Hills district, North Garo Hills district and South West Garo Hills district; is one of the three Autonomous District Councils within Meghalaya, and one of twenty-five autonomous ...