Arunachal East
Lok Sabha constituency
A map of Arunachal East within Arunachal Pradesh
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionNortheast India
StateArunachal Pradesh
Assembly constituencies27:Tuting-Yingkiong, Pangin, Nari-Koyu, Pasighat West, Pasighat East, Mebo, Mariyang-Geku, Anini, Dambuk, Roing, Tezu, Hayuliang, Chowkham, Namsai, Lekang, Bordumsa-Diyun, Miao, Nampong, Changlang South, Changlang North, Namsang, Khonsa East, Khonsa West, Borduria-Bogapani, Kanubari, Longding-Pumao and Pongchau-Wakka
Established1977
ReservationNone
Member of Parliament
17th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2019

Arunachal East Lok Sabha constituency is one of the two Lok Sabha (lower house of the Indian Parliament) constituencies in Arunachal Pradesh state in northeastern India. This constituency covers the entire Upper Siang, East Siang, Dibang Valley, Lower Dibang Valley, Lohit, Anjaw, Changlang and Tirap districts.[1]

Assembly segments

Presently, Arunachal East Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following 27 Assembly segments:[1]

# Name District Member Party
34 Tuting-Yingkiong (ST) Upper Siang Alo Libang BJP
35 Pangin (ST) Siang district Ojing Tasing BJP
36 Nari-Koyu (ST) Lower Siang Kento Rina BJP
37 Pasighat West (ST) East Siang Ninong Ering INC
38 Pasighat East (ST) Kaling Moyong BJP
39 Mebo (ST) Lombo Tayeng INC
40 Mariyang-Geku (ST) Upper Siang Kanggong Taku BJP
41 Anini (ST) Dibang Valley Mopi Mihu BJP
42 Dambuk (ST) Lower Dibang Valley Gum Tayeng BJP
43 Roing (ST) Mutchu Mithi NPP
44 Tezu (ST) Lohit Vacant
45 Hayuliang (ST) Anjaw Dasanglu Pul BJP
46 Chowkham (ST) Namsai Chowna Mein BJP
47 Namsai (ST) Chau Zingnu Namchoom BJP
48 Lekang (ST) Jummum Ete Deori BJP
49 Bordumsa-Diyun Changlang Somlung Mossang IND
50 Miao (ST) Kamlung Mosang BJP
51 Nampong (ST) Laisam Simai BJP
52 Changlang South (ST) Phosum Khimhun BJP
53 Changlang North (ST) Tesam Pongte BJP
54 Namsang (ST) Tirap Wangki Lowang BJP
55 Khonsa East (ST) Wanglam Sawin BJP
56 Khonsa West (ST) Chakat Aboh TMC
57 Borduria-Bogapani (ST) Wanglin Lowangdong INC
58 Kanubari (ST) Longding Gabriel Denwang Wangsu BJP
59 Longding-Pumao (ST) Tanpho Wangnaw BJP
60 Pongchau-Wakka (ST) Honchun Ngandam BJP

Members of Parliament

Year Winner Party
1977 Bakin Pertin Independent
1980 Sobeng Tayeng Indian National Congress
1984 Wangpha Lowang Indian National Congress
1989 Laeta Umbrey
1991
1996 Wangcha Rajkumar Independent
1998 Arunachal Congress
1999 Indian National Congress
2004 Tapir Gao Bharatiya Janata Party
2009 Ninong Ering Indian National Congress
2014
2019 Tapir Gao Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

General election 2019

2019 Indian general elections: Arunachal East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Tapir Gao 153,883 52.38 Increase12.82
INC Lowangcha Wanglat 83,935 28.57 Decrease16.76
PPA Mongol Yomso 22,937 7.81 Decrease4.57
NOTA None of the Above 5,575 1.9 N/A
Majority 69,948 23.81 Increase19.03
Turnout 2,95,719 87.03 Increase2.87
BJP gain from INC Swing

General elections 2014

2014 Indian general elections: Arunachal East [2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Ninong Ering 118,455 45.33 Decrease8.37
BJP Tapir Gao 1,05,977 40.56 Increase21.86
PPA Wangman Lowangcha 32,354 12.38 Increase12.38
Majority 12,478 4.78% Decrease27.06
Turnout 2,63,157 84.16 Increase12.79
INC hold Swing

General elections 2009

2009 Indian general elections: Arunachal East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Ninong Ering 115,423 53.70 Increase30.23
BJP Tapir Gao 46,974 21.85 Decrease29.16
Majority 68,449 31.85 Increase4.31
Turnout 2,14,932 71.37 Increase14.81
INC gain from BJP Swing

General elections 2004

2004 Indian general elections: Arunachal East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Tapir Gao 83,335 51.01
INC Wangcha Rajkumar 38,341 23.47
Independent Tony Pertin 17,009 10.41
Independent Matwang Chimyang 16,476 10.08
Independent Ogong Tamuk 5,251 3.21
Independent Onom Taknyo 2,962 1.81
Majority 44,994 27.54
Turnout 1,63,374 56.56
BJP gain from INC Swing

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Assembly Constituencies allocation w.r.t District and Parliamentary Constituencies". Chief Electoral Officer, Arunachal Pradesh website. Archived from the original on 13 August 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
  2. "Constituencywise-All Candidates". ECI. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  3. Election Commission of India. List of contesting candidates

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