East Garo Hills
East Garo Hills is a district in the State of Meghalaya in India. The District is bounded by South Garo Hills on the south, West Garo Hills on the west, East Khasi Hills on the East and the state of Assam on the north.Total Population of the District is 2,50,582 and
Population Density (in population per sq. km.) is 96.3.
Area of the district is 2603 sq km.
History
East Garo Hills District was upgraded from a sub-division to a full fledged district in 1976, after the erstwhile Garo Hills District was reorganised.The almost complete absence of written records prior to the coming of the British leaves the past history of the Garo very far from certain. For the past, we have to depend entirely on their legend and oral traditions, their folklore and folksongs, and other circumstantial evidence.
The Garos’ own traditions relate that they came originally from Tibet to what is now Cooch Behar, whence they moved on to Dhubri whose king received them warmly. However, later on, being afraid of them, he did not allow them to settle permanently. From there they moved to their neighourhood of Jogighopa where they remained for about 400 years but they were again forced to leave the place, driven towards the south by the ruler of that country, crossed the Brahmaputra on rafts and advanced towards Gauhati, where they settled at Ka’magre or present Kamakhya Hills and along the Brahmaputra valley. As the place was infested with tigers, the Garo relinquished the place and then spread into Habraghat Pargana in Goalpara. Tradition also tell us while in the neighbourhood of Habraghat Pargana, the Garo appear to have become rich and prosperous and the first Garo Kingdom was established, of which the first reigning price was Abrasen who has his palace and capital at Sambol A’ding, an isolated hill near the Dakaitdol Village not far from Goalpara town.
With the passage of time in the medieval period, while the Garos in the hills were still divided into a number of petty Nokmaships, the plain tracts along the fringes at the foot of the hills came to be included in the many Zamindari Estates, which eventually developed into fewer but larger complexes. During the mediaeval era and the Mughal period, the more important estates bordering the Garo Hills were Karaibari, Kalimalupara, Mechpara and Habraghat in Rongpur district, Susang and Sherput in Mymensing district of Bengal and Bijini in the Eastern Duars. Early records describe the Garos as being in a state of intermittent conflict with Zamindars of these large estates.
The contact between the British and the Garos started towards the close of the 18th Century after the British East India Company had secured the Diwani of Bengal from the Mughal Emperor. Consequently, all the estates bordering upon Garo Hills, which for all practical purposes had been semi-independent were brought under the control of the British who annexed the Garo Hills in 1873. Captain Williamson was the first Deputy Commissioner of the unified district. The district was bifurcated into two districts viz. East Garo Hills and West Garo Hills districts in October 1979.
Politics
Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies and their areas after delimitation order of 200837 Kharkutta Vidhan Sabha Constituency (ST) - Kharkutta C.D. Block.
38 Mendipathar Vidhan Sabha Constituency (ST) - 1. 10- Thapa Agitchak, 12- Mongpangro, 13- Manikganj, 14-Damash and 15- Bangsi Apal G.S. Circles of Resubelpara C.D. Block and 2. Ward Nos. 7 to 10 of Resubelpara (MB).
39 Resubelpara Vidhan Sabha Constituency (ST) - 1. 1- Resubelpara, 7- Mendudam, 8- Berubari and 11-Thapa Darenchi G.S. Circles of Resubelpara C.D. Block, 2. 7 Raja Apal and 15 Doba Apal G. S. Circles of Songsak C. D. Block and 3. Resubelpara (MB)-(Excluding Ward Nos. 7 to 10).
40 Bajengdoba Vidhan Sabha Constituency (ST) - 1. 2- Bolsong B. Mohol, 3-Achotchonggre, 4-Gosingpita, 5- Bakenang, 6- Gokulgre and 9-Sualmari G. S. Circles of Resubelpara C.D. Block and 2. 8-Rari Gram Sevak, 9 -Gabil, and 14-Mendal G.S. Circles of Songsak C.D. Block.
41 Songsak Vidhan Sabha Constituency (ST) - 1. 1-Songsak Block Headquarter, 2-Barikgiri, 3-Nengsat, 4-Sokadam, 5-Dobu, 6-Rongrong, 10-Napak, 11-Norek Nengsamgre, 12-Snal Dajreng and 13-Asil G.S. Circles of Songsak C.D. Block, 2. 13-Simseng Rongal and 14-Cheran G.S Circles of Dambo-Rongjeng C. D. Block and 3. 2-Kalak,3-Megagiri, 4-Ampanggiri and 5-Bawegiri G.S. Circles of Samanda C.D. Block.
42 Rongjeng Vidhan Sabha Constituency (ST) - 1. 1-Rongjeng, 2-Jambal, 3- Nongchram, 4-Darugiri, 5- Mansang, 6- Nongbak, 7-Ronga Agal, 8-Datang Agal, 9-Rongmil, 10-Baringgre Wadro, 11-Chikal Songma, 12-Rongchek Akong and 15-Dambo Mrok G.S.Circles of Dambo-Rongjeng C.D. Block.
43 William Nagar Vidhan Sabha Constituency (ST) - 1. 1. Samanda, 6. Rongsak, 7. Rongchek-Manda, 8. Dinaminggiri Sevak, 9. Rongreng Baiza, 10. Bolkingriri, 11. Rongongre, 12. Rongbinggiri, 13. Dawa-Gittinggiri, 14. Dorengkigiri and 15. Nengkra G. S. Circles of Samanda C.D. Block and 2. Williamnagar (MB).