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SHILLONG: Byelection to the Ampati seat in South Garo Hills on Monday, which will witness a face-off between the ruling National People's Party (NPP) and opposition Congress, will determine who claims the position of the single largest party. Keeping it all in the family, his daughter Miani D Shira is contesting as a Congress candidate. However, Congress lost one seat when Mukul Sangma gave up his seat and NPP gained a seat after winning the Williamnagar seat - election to which had been countermanded earlier after NCP candidate Jonathone Sangma was killed in a rebel attack. He decided to vacate Ampati, which he had won for six consecutive terms, and retained Songsak. Both NPP and Congress have 20 members each in the 60-member assembly.Election to the constituency was necessitated after former chief minister Mukul Sangma won both Ampati and Songsak seats..