Meghalaya Assembly polls 2023: Congress announces ten women candidates
Shillong (Meghalaya), February 16: All India Congress Committee (AICC) and the Meghalaya Pradesh Mahila Congress announced the names of ten women candidates for the upcoming Meghalaya elections on Thursday.
Jhanika Siangshai, Rona Khymdeit, Bethleen Dkhar, Venetia Pearl Mawlong, Dr Banidashisha Kharkongor, Lakyntiew Sohklet, Pynhunlang Nongrum, Victorealness Syiemlieh, Deborah C Marak, and Uttora G Sangma are the ten female candidates.
According to a Congress statement, the party fielded ten women candidates in Meghalaya this time, all of whom are accomplished women in their own right. The youngest is 28 years old.
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" We are happy that they have come forward to serve the people of Meghalaya through the Congress Party. We also appeal to the women of Meghalaya to come forward and support our women candidates. We would also like to mention that the Congress party has always encouraged women in politics. We have had women MLAs, Women Cabinet Ministers in Meghalaya, working president at the party level, women Rajya Sabha MP, member of the National Women Commissions from Meghalaya. Congress Party acknowledges the importance of women's participation in the decision-making process in governance," the statement read.
Congress further mentioned that it is sensitive to the need of women of Meghalaya to have a meaningful source of income with which they will be able to sustain themselves and their families. "Women in Meghalaya are known to be hardworking and efficient. Yet it is observed that many women still have a long way to go to become totally self-reliant and financially empowered. When a woman is self-reliant she can be a decision-maker for herself and her children's and her family's future," it added.
"We understand that the needs of women change across age groups and we will work with women for their empowerment. Keeping this in mind Congress Party has proposed initiatives to improve women's lives," the statement said.
Elections will be held on February 27 in both Meghalaya and Nagaland, with the results on March 2.
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- ANI
