Arunachal East Lok Sabha constituency

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]

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

Assembly segments

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

Constituency number Name Reserved for (SC/ST/None) District MLA Party Party Leading
(in 2019)
34 Tuting-Yingkiong ST Upper Siang Alo Libang BJP BJP
35 Pangin Siang district Ojing Tasing BJP BJP
36 Nari-Koyu Lower Siang Kento Rina BJP BJP
37 Pasighat West East Siang Ninong Ering INC BJP
38 Pasighat East East Siang Kaling Moyong BJP BJP
39 Mebo East Siang Lombo Tayeng INC BJP
40 Mariyang-Geku Upper Siang Kanggong Taku BJP BJP
41 Anini Dibang Valley Mopi Mihu BJP JD(S)
42 Dambuk Lower Dibang Valley Gum Tayeng BJP BJP
43 Roing Lower Dibang Valley Mutchu Mithi NPP BJP
44 Tezu Lohit Karikho Kri IND BJP
45 Hayuliang Anjaw Dasanglu Pul BJP BJP
46 Chowkham Namsai Chowna Mein BJP BJP
47 Namsai Namsai Chau Zingnu Namchoom BJP BJP
48 Lekang Namsai Jummum Ete Deori BJP BJP
49 Bordumsa-Diyun None Changlang Somlung Mossang IND BJP
50 Miao ST Changlang Kamlung Mosang BJP BJP
51 Nampong Changlang Laisam Simai BJP BJP
52 Changlang South Changlang Phosum Khimhun BJP INC
53 Changlang North Changlang Tesam Pongte BJP BJP
54 Namsang Tirap Wangki Lowang BJP BJP
55 Khonsa East Tirap Wanglam Sawin BJP BJP
56 Khonsa West Tirap Chakat Aboh AITC INC
57 Borduria-Bogapani Tirap Wanglin Lowangdong INC INC
58 Kanubari Longding Gabriel Denwang Wangsu BJP BJP
59 Longding-Pumao Longding Tanpho Wangnaw BJP BJP
60 Pongchau-Wakka Longding Honchun Ngandam BJP 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. "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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