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GHADC Elections to Be Held on April 10; Notification on March 9
Feb 17, 2026The elections to the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) will be held on April 10, following approval of the schedule by the Meghalaya Cabinet at a meeting in Shillong.
Cabinet Minister Wailadmiki Shylla announced that the election notification will be issued on March 9, formally calling upon constituencies to elect their representatives. The last date for filing nominations is March 16 till 3 pm, after which scrutiny of nominations will be conducted the same day. Candidates may withdraw their nominations until March 17, up to 3 pm. The final list of validly nominated candidates and the allotment of symbols will be published on March 18.
Polling will be conducted on April 10 from 7 am to 4 pm, while counting of votes will take place on April 14. Political parties have already stepped up their campaign efforts ahead of the polls. The National People's Party (NPP) has announced candidates for a majority of the seats. Meanwhile, the Voice of the People Party (VPP) had earlier criticised the government for delaying the release of the report on the State Job Reservation Policy.
In another development, the State Cabinet approved the report of the Expert Committee on the Job Reservation Policy. The committee, headed by Justice (Retd) M. C. Garg, submitted its findings in June last year. Constituted in 2023, the panel reviewed the existing reservation framework, which provides 40 per cent reservation each for the Khasi-Jaintia and Garo communities, 5 per cent for other Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes, and 15 per cent for the unreserved category. The report will be tabled in the Assembly on Wednesday.
The Cabinet also approved the establishment of a Police Accountability Commission under the provisions of the Meghalaya Police Act. Retired IAS officer Peter Ingty will serve as Chairman, while retired IAS officer V. R. Syiem has been appointed as a member. Additionally, amendments to the Meghalaya Police Act, 2010 were cleared, along with the transfer of the Re-organisation Cell to the Home (Political) Department.
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