Purno Agitok Sangma is a prominent Indian politician from Meghalaya who served as the Speaker of the Lok Sabha from 1996 to 1998. He was born in 1947 in Meghalaya and received his education in Shillong and Assam. Sangma has had a long political career beginning in the 1970s, serving as Vice President of the Pradesh Youth Congress, General Secretary of the Meghalaya Pradesh Congress Committee, Chief Minister of Meghalaya from 1988-1990, and member of the Lok Sabha eight times. He is the founder of the National People's Party and has four children who are also involved in politics. Sangma utilized various campaign strategies including social work, education initiatives, and cultural connections to gain political

2. Who is this Man?
Purno Agitok Sangma

3. HIS EARLY DAYS
Purno Agitok Sangma
Born on 1 September 1947
From Chapathi village in West Garo
Hills, Meghalaya
Graduation in (B.A. Hons.) from St.
Anthony's College, Shillong
Masters degree in Political science
President
from Dibrugarh University in Assam P.A Foundation
 He is married to Soradini K. Sangma
and has two Sons: Conrad Sangma and
James Sangma and two daughters:
Agatha Sangma and Christie Sangma.
Vice President
P.A Foundation

4. Family of Politicians
Conrad Kongkal Sangma
Politician of Meghalaya and in 2008, he
became the youngest Finance Minister of the
state Government at age 30. His Brother
James Sangma is a fellow member of the State
Legislative Assembly
Agatha K. Sangma
Member of the 15th Lok Sabha
and a former Union Cabinet
Minister of State. Youngest Indian
MP.

5. POLITICAL CARRIER
In 1973, he became Vice-President of the
Pradesh Youth Congress in Meghalaya
From 1975 to 1980 He served as the General
Secretary of the Pradesh Congress Committee of
Meghalaya
In 1977, he was elected to the 6th Lok Sabha
from Tura
He served as the Chief Minister of Meghalaya
from 1988 to 1990.

6. Political Career
 He was member of Lok for eight terms, i.e.
6th, 7th, 8th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, and 14th Lok Sabha
 Speaker of Lok Sabha from 1996 to 1998
 He was a member of Mamata Banerjee's AITMC/TMC
 Sangma resigned from NCP on June 20, 2012 after
opposition from Sharad Pawar over his Presidential
candidature.
 In2012 he contested against Pranab Mukherjee for the
post of the President.
 He founded National People's Party on 6th of January
2013 and they got two MP seats in Meghalaya

7. Political Campaign Strategy of Sangma
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Social Work
Education
Health services
Financial assistance
Culture
Status in society: educated-money-family
Started foundation
Political Campaign

8. Excerpts of P.A Sangma Campaign
report
• P.A. Sangma, who is contesting for the post of President, on
Tuesday tried to woo Goan legislators saying: “I have a special
liking for Goa. The culture, life and food habits of people in
Goa and the North East are similar. We have a special affinity.”
“Like in the northeast, people in Goa do not talk, they only
sing. They do not walk, they only dance, George Verghese was
once telling us,” ( The Hindu PANAJI, July 11, 2012)
• Sangma launches NPP in Chhattisgarh as part of 'Third Front‘
(Zee News)

9. Social work
 Providing Rice to farmers when they don’t get good
yield.
 Developing Tura Constituency better than others
 Engaging public deliberation and mobilising public
opinion towards, The Road Map to Rural
Development, Drug Abuse and Illicit
Trafficking, Environment Awareness and Disaster
Management.

10. Education
• Starting Schools and colleges in different places
• Deputation of the young students for coaching
course for various competitive exams.
• Financial Assistance extended to students going for
further studies in foreign countries.
• Opening of a new tertiary education in the name and
style of P.A. Sangma Foundation Higher Secondary
School.

11. • Establishing hospitals and health care centre and he
extended support to the needy women for medical
treatment and other livelihood activities.
• Financial Assistance extended to farmers growing
rubber for attending training in the southern state of
Kerala.
• He is the richest man in his locality. His children are
well educated and His lineage has great influence in
Tura.
PA Sangma during his election campaign 10 Jul, 2012
Presidential candidate PA Sangma holds his mask with
Maharashtra BJP MPs and MLAs while posing for the media during
his election campaign in Mumbai.

12. P.A Sangma used Culture as a tool for
his political campaign
Donates money for festival
celebration especially
during the Wangala festival
Cultural Festival are
occasions for political
campaign

13. P.A. SANGMA FOUNDATION (PASF), a society founded in
2005, its headquarter is at Walbakgre, Tura, West Garo
Hills, Meghalaya, with multi-faced objectives, is committed
to providing educational needs including higher
education, both vocational and non
vocational, preserving, safe guarding and promoting
social, cultural and environment aspects of the society at
large.

14. Innovative Campaign
o ‘The Magic Bus’ - A hydraulic stage for campaign
o Free T-Shirt to farmers with the party flag in rally
o Gifts to influential leaders in different villages
o Link up with other political parties like
TMC, BJP, AIADMK, JMM and affiliated with United
Front, United Progressive Alliance, National
Democratic Alliance

15. Recent news about Sangma
Former Lok Sabha Speaker PA Sangma
today said BJP's campaign committee
chief Narendra Modi has prime
ministerial material, but he would have
to test his acceptance in non-Hindi
speaking belts.
In Meghalaya's West Garo Hills district, a bus the locals
call 'The Magic Bus' has been doing the rounds for
campaign
Former Lok Sabha Speaker and NPP chief PA Sangma said
that the Chhattisgarh government should find "a political
solution" to the Naxal problem. (Zee News)

16. Personal Note
• He is one among the prominent politician of India
• He has developed Tura quite well but neglected
other places in the state of Meghalaya
• Education, Status, Family and Politics make him
prominent
• He was jumping around like a monkey too much
from one party to the other and this has ruin his
political carrier especially during Presidential
election
• In spite of difficulties still vibrant in politics (NPP)

17. Bibliography
Mawphor, Khasi Newspapers
Personal Experience
Internet
•http://www.sangmafoundation.org/core-activities/
(accessed on 15/12/2013)
•http://www.ndtv.com/article/assembly-polls/in-theseelections-in-meghalaya-pa-sangma-and-his-magic-busseek-inroads-333676?curl=1388661581 (accessed on
2/1/2014)
•http://www.ndtv.com/topic/pa-sangma (accessed on
2/1/2014)
•http://www.ndtv.com/topic/pa-sangma (accessed on
2/1/2014)