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]

Assembly segments

Presently, Arunachal East Lok Sabha constituency comprises 27 Assembly segments, namely, Tuting Yingkiong, Pangin, Nari-Koyu, Pasighat West, Pasighat East, Mebo, Mariyang-Geku, Anini, Dambuk, Roing, Tezu, Hayuliang, Chowkam, Namsai, Lekang, Bordumsa-Diyum, Miao, Nampong, Changlang South, Changlang North, Namsang, Khonsa East, Khonsa West, Borduria-Bagapani, Kanubari, Longding-Pumao and Pongchou-Wakka.[1]

Members of Parliament


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

Election results

General election 2019
2019 Indian general elections: Arunachal East
Party Candidate Votes % ±
BJP Tapir Gao 1,53,883 52.38 +12.82
INC Lowangcha Wanglat 83,935 28.57 -16.76
PPA Mongol Yomso 22,937 7.81 -4.57
NOTA None of the Above 5,575 1.9
Majority 69,948 23.81
Turnout 2,95,719 87.03
BJP gain from INC Swing

General elections 2014
2014 Indian general elections: Arunachal East [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
INC Ninong Ering 1,18,455 45.33 -8.37
BJP Tapir Gao 1,05,977 40.56 +21.86
PPA Wangman Lowangcha 32,354 12.38 +12.38
Majority 12,478 4.78% -27.06
Turnout 2,61,291 84.32
INC hold Swing

[3]

General elections 2009
2009 Indian general elections: Arunachal East
Party Candidate Votes % ±
INC Ninong Ering 1,15,423 53.70
BJP Tapir Gao 46,974 21.85
Majority 68,449 31.85
Turnout 2,14,932 71.37
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
Turnout 1,63,374 56.56
BJP gain from INC Swing

See also
  • List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha

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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