Meghalaya MP Ricky Andrew J Sengkon died on Thursday evening due to a heart attack. The 54-year-old was taken to hospital after he collapsed while playing futsal at a court on the outskirts of Shillong.
People familiar with the matter told HT that the MP was declared dead at 7 pm due to a heart attack.
The Chief Minister of Meghalaya has expressed deep grief over the sudden demise of the Lok Sabha MP. Prime Minister Narendra Modi also offered his condolences on the death.
“He will be remembered for his selfless service to the people of Meghalaya. My thoughts are with his family, friends and supporters during this difficult time. May his soul rest in peace,” Modi wrote on Channel X.
The Meghalaya Assembly session scheduled for February 20, during which the state budget is scheduled to be presented, is expected to be postponed as a mark of respect to the Shillong MP.
“I have conveyed to the Deputy Prime Minister that it would be appropriate for the government not to go ahead with the House proceedings tomorrow. Even though tomorrow is the day when we are supposed to present the Budget, it will be completely logical and a mark of respect to the departed soul if we postpone the Budget presentation,” Sangma told news agency PTI.
Who is Ricky AJ Cincon?
Ricky Andrew J. Singkoon was one of the two Members of Parliament of Meghalaya in the Lok Sabha.
He was elected to the Lok Sabha in the 2024 general elections from the People’s Voice Party. He polled 5,71,078 votes out of 10,33,251 votes polled in Shillong constituency, defeating three-time incumbent MP Vincent H Bala of Congress.
Before entering politics, Singkun was an assistant professor in the Department of Commerce at Northeastern Hill University.
Cincon received his Master’s in Economics, Master’s in Commerce, and Doctor of Philosophy in Economics from Northeastern Hill University’s School of Economics and Information Sciences in 2007.
Syngkon is survived by a brother and two sisters. His wife, Audrey, died in 2019.
