Percylina Marak
Percylina Marak | |
|---|---|
| Member, Meghalaya Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1972–1978 | |
| Constituency | Rongram |
| Personal details | |
| Party | All Party Hill Leaders Conference |
Percylina Marak was an Indian politician from Meghalaya and a member of the All Party Hill Leaders Conference.[1] She represented the Rongram constituency in West Garo Hills district in the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly from 1972 to 1978.[2][3]
Political career
1972 election
She was the only woman elected in Meghalaya's first state assembly election, held on 9 March 1972.[4][5]
Death
Marak was murdered in Boko, Assam, on 13 December 1979.
References
- ↑ "Indian National Congress". The Times of India. 2023-02-14. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2026-08-24.
- ↑ Sangma, Bijime M.; Varma, S. Suchitra (September 2023). "Political Participation of Garo Women in Legislative Assembly Elections in Meghalaya" (PDF). International Journal of Science and Research. 12 (9): 1775–1778. doi:10.21275/SR23922152805.
- ↑ Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Meghalaya (Report). New Delhi: Election Commission of India. 1972.
- ↑ Mukhim, Patricia (15 February 2018). "'Matrilineal' Meghalaya Goes to Polls With Only 32 Women in Fray". The Quint. Retrieved 2024-07-01.
- ↑ Mawrie, Ibankyntiew (2025-09-09). "Meghalaya's Paradox Where Women Own Lineage While Men Own Politics". 4Front Media. Retrieved 2026-08-24.