Jonathone Sangma, NCP candidate for Meghalaya Assembly elections, was reportedly shot dead by unidentified assailants at Samanda, East Garo Hills, on Sunday. Sangma was contesting the polls from Williamnagar seat.
According to local media reports, the incident took place when the NCP leader was returning home in Williamnagar, after attending campaigns in Sobokgre and Nabokgre.
Sangma recently joined the party after he met State party president Saleng A Sangma and expressed his wish to contest the forthcoming Assembly elections on its ticket.