Flinder Anderson Khonglam
| Dr. Flinder Anderson Khonglam | |
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| Chief Minister of Meghalaya | |
| Governor | M. M. Jacob |
| Constituency | Sohra |
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In office December 8, 2001 – March 4, 2003 |
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| Preceded by | E.K. Mawlong |
| Succeeded by | Darwin Diengdoh Pugh |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
6 February 1945 Malki, Shillong |
| Died | 22 May 2012 (aged 67) Shillong, Meghalaya, India |
| Political party | Independent |
| Residence | Laitumkhrah |
| Profession | Physician |
Dr. Flinder Anderson Khonglam (February 6, 1945 – May 22, 2012) was an Indian politician and physician. He served as the sixth Chief Minister of Meghalaya from 2001 to 2003. Khonglam was the first independent legislator to serve as the Chief Minister of any Indian state in history.
Khonglam was born in Malki, Shillong, Assam (now present-day Meghalaya) on February 6, 1945. He was the oldest of eight children born to his parents, Richard N. Lyngdoh and L. Khonglam. He was a doctor, working at Nazareth Hospital and several other government-owned medical facilities in the state.
Khonglam represented the Sohra (Cherrapunji) constituency in the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly for almost twenty years. He first ran for the Assembly in 1978, but was defeated in the election by an opponent from the Hill State People's Democratic Party (HSPDP). However, Khonglam, an independent won the 1983 state election by defeating an incumbent from the HSPDP. In 1988, Khonglam lost his seat in the Assembly to an opponent from the Indian National Congress.
He was re-elected in to the Meghalaya Assembly in 1993 as an independent. He was re-elected to two more consecutive terms from the same constituency thereafter. He won re-election during the 1990s as an independent. Khonglam was elected again in 2003, this time as a candidate for the Hill State People's Democratic Party (HSPDP).
He also headed the Peoples Forum of Meghalaya (PFM) and represented Sohra within the Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council (KHADC).
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