Ampareen Lyngdoh
| Mazel Ampareen Lyngdoh | |
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| Cabinet Minister, Government of Meghalaya | |
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In office 2013 – present |
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| Member, Meghalaya Legislative Assembly | |
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In office 2013 – present |
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| Constituency | East Shillong |
| Member, Meghalaya Legislative Assembly | |
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In office 2008–2013 |
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| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Other political affiliations |
United Democratic Party (2008-09) |
| Children | 3 |
| Parents | Peter G. Marbaniang, Q.E. Lyngdoh |
| Residence | Laitumkhrah Shillong |
| Education | M.A Ph.D. |
| Alma mater | Loreto Convent, Shillong, Jesus & Mary College, Jamia Milia Islamia, North Eastern Hill University |
| Portfolio | Public Works Department , Information Technology, Labour, Information & Public Relations |
Ampareen Lyngdoh is an Indian politician from Meghalaya who currently serves as a cabinet minister in the Government of Meghalaya.
She started her political career as a member of the Indian Youth Congress, and then joined the United Democratic Party (UDP) in 2008. As a UDP candidate, she won the 2008 state assembly elections, becoming the only female MLA in the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly at that time. She resigned from UDP in 2009, and joined the Indian National Congress (INC). She retained her seat in the 2009 by-election, and won from the East Shillong constituency in the 2013 state assembly elections.
Ampareen Lyngdoh was born in Shillong. She is the daughter of Peter G. Marbaniang, a former Member of Parliament.. Her brother Robert G Lyngdoh was a member of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly who also served as the Home Minister in the State Government.
She completed her school education at Loreto Convent, Shillong. She completed her under-graduation in English at the Jesus and Mary College,. She graduated from Jamia Milia Islamia University in New Delhi with a Masters degree in Mass Communication . In 2013, Ampareen Lyngdoh earned a Ph.D. from the North Eastern Hill University. The title of her thesis was Influence of Media on Public Opinion During The Periods of Social Unrest: A Study of Meghalaya.. President Pranab Mukherjee presented her with her degree at the convocation.
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