Paty Ripple Kyndiah

Paty Ripple Kyndiah
Paty Ripple Kyndiah
MP
Constituency Shillong
Personal details
Born 7 May 1928 (1928-05-07) (age 83)
Shillong, Meghalaya
Political party INC
Spouse(s) Gavvy Khyriem
Children 3 sons and 2 daughters
Residence Shillong
As of September 16, 2006
Source: [1]

Paty Ripple Kyndiah (born 7 May 1928) is an Indian politician and a member of the Indian National Congress (INC) political party. He was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Shillong constituency in Meghalaya state.

Kyndiah was a member of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly from 1970 to 1993, and he was a Cabinet Minister in the Government of Meghalaya four times between 1975 and 1988. From 1979 to 1981, he was the Leader of the Opposition in the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly; he was Acting Chief Minister of Meghalaya in 1987, and he was Speaker of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly from 1989 to 1993.[1]

From 10 February 1993 to 28 January 1998 Kyndiah was the Governor of Mizoram. He was elected to the 12th Lok Sabha in 1998. He was re-elected to the 13th Lok Sabha in 1999 and the 14th Lok Sabha in 2004. He became Minister of Tribal Affairs on 23 May 2004.[1]

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