Shillong, Aug 6: South Tura constituency will witness a four-corner contest in the bye elections slated for August 23.

Besides Chief Minister, Conrad Kongkal Sangma who is seeking his election as member of the tenth Meghalaya Legislative Assembly, and opposition Congress candidate, Charlotte W. Momin, two candidates have also filed their nominations from South Tura constituency on Monday.

The candidates include former South Tura MLA, John Leslee K. Sangma and Chris Kabul who both submitted their nominations as Independents.

Conrad, who is still the Lok Sabha MP from Tura, is the NPP candidate, who should be elected as MLA in order to continue as Chief Minister.

In Ranikor constituency too, four candidates are in the fray, which include former Ranikor MLA, Martin M. Danggo who is the candidate of the NPP, Pius Marweiñ of the United Democratic Party (UDP), Jackiush Sangma of the Congress, and former Mawsynram legislator, P.N. Syiem who is the candidate of the People’s Democratic Front.

The Ranikor Assembly constituency has been without MLA after Danggo, the former Assembly Speaker and five-time legislator, resigned as Congress MLA after the creation of Ranikor Civil Sub Division by the present NPP-led MDA government.