Editing Pema Khandu

{{Short description|9th Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2013}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name= Pema Khandu
| image = Pema Khandu in July 2016.jpg
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|08|21|df=yes}}
| death_date =
| birth_place = [[Tawang district]], [[Arunachal Pradesh]], [[India]]
| residence = [[Tawang]] and [[Itanagar]]
| alma_mater =[[Hindu College, University of Delhi]]
| death_place =
| office = 9th [[Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh]]
| term_start = 17 July 2016
| term_end = 
| predecessor =[[Nabam Tuki]]
| successor = Incumbent 
| 1blankname= [[List of governors of Arunachal Pradesh|Governor]]
| 1namedata= 
| governor = [[Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa]]<br/>[[Tathagata Roy]]<br/>[[V. Shanmuganathan]]<br/>[[Padmanabha Acharya]]<br/>[[B. D. Mishra]]
| deputy = [[Chowna Mein]]
|office2 = [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of Legislative Assembly]], [[Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Arunachal Pradesh]] 
|term_start2 = 2011
|predecessor2 = [[Dorjee Khandu]] 
|constituency2 = [[Mukto (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Mukto]] 
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<ref>{{cite news|last=Shankar Bora|first=Bijay|title=Arunachal CM Pema Khandu joins BJP, ends political crisis|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/mobi/news/nation/arunachal-cm-pema-khandu-joins-bjp-ends-political-crisis/344214.html|access-date=31 December 2016|work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]|location=Arunachal Pradesh|date=31 December 2016}}</ref>
| otherparty =
*[[Indian National Congress]] (till September 2016)
*[[Peoples Party of Arunachal]] (September 2016 - December 2016)
| children = 3 (2 son and 1 daughter)
| source = <ref name="c"/>
}}
'''Pema Khandu''' (born 21 August 1979) is an Indian politician and the [[Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh]]. He is son of former [[Chief minister (India)|Chief Minister]] of [[Arunachal]] [[Pradesh]] [[Dorjee Khandu]]. Since assuming office of chief minister in July 2016, he and his government have twice changed their party affiliation; in September from the [[Indian National Congress]] to the [[Peoples Party of Arunachal]],<ref>"Times of India" 16/9/16</ref> and then in December 2016 to the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kashyap |first1=Samudra Gupta |title=Arunachal gets full-fledged BJP govt as Pema Khandu, 32 others join saffron party |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/arunachal-gets-full-fledged-bjp-govt-as-pema-khandu-32-others-join-saffron-party-4453088/ |access-date=14 April 2021 |work=The Indian Express |date=31 December 2016 |language=en}}</ref> Previously he had served as Minister of Tourism, Urban Development and Water Resources in [[Nabam Tuki]]'s government.<ref name="c">{{cite web |url=http://www.arunachalpradeshcm.in/comdata.php?displayid=MS-111 |title=Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki: Cabinet Minister Profile |publisher=Arunachalpradeshcm.in |date=2 March 2015 |access-date=1 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140514215044/http://www.arunachalpradeshcm.in/comdata.php?displayid=MS-111# |archive-date=14 May 2014 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>

==Personal life==
Khandu is the eldest son of former Chief Minister [[Dorjee Khandu]], who died in a helicopter accident on 30 April 2011 on a constituency visit to [[Tawang]]. He is a graduate from Hindu College (Delhi University).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arunachaltimes.in/archives/may11%2024.html |title=New cabinet sworn in, Pema Khandu makes it to the list |date=23 May 2011 |work=Arunachal Times |access-date=1 April 2015}}</ref> Khandu is a Buddhist by religion.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bhatt |first1=Sheela |title=Why Arunachal now worries Congress |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/arunachal-pradesh-cm-pema-khandu-itanagar-decision-congress-delhi-worries-2928558/ |access-date=14 April 2021 |work=The Indian Express |date=26 October 2016 |language=en}}</ref>

==Career==

===Indian National Congress===
Post his father's death, Khandu was included in the state government as Cabinet Minister for Water Resource Development and Tourism.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_new-council-of-ministers-formed-in-arunachal-pradesh_1545571 |title=New council of ministers formed in Arunachal Pradesh |publisher=Dnaindia.com |date=20 May 2011 |access-date=1 April 2015}}</ref><ref>[http://www.northeasttoday.in/our-states/arunachal-pradesh/arunachal-pradesh-congress-committee-strongly-defends-pema-khandu/] {{dead link|date=April 2015}}</ref> He won the by election to his father's constituency uncontested [[Mukto (Assembly constituency)|Mukto]] on 30 June 2011 as an [[Indian National Congress]] candidate.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=jul0111/oth05 |title=The Assam Tribune Online |publisher=Assamtribune.com |date=1 July 2011 |access-date=1 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/recent/mukto.pdf |title=Form 21E : Return of Election : Uncontested |publisher=Eci.nic.in |access-date=1 April 2015}}</ref>

Khandu became a secretary of the Arunachal Pradesh Congress Committee in 2005 and the Tawang District Congress Committee president in 2010.<ref name="c"/> He was elected Congress Legislature Party leader on 16 July 2016 replacing [[Nabam Tuki]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jagran.com/news/national-pema-khandu-will-be-the-youngest-chief-minister-14329126.html|title=Pema Khandu will be the youngest chief minister|access-date=16 August 2016}}</ref>

Khandu was re-elected unopposed from Mukto in the [[2014 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ceoarunachal.nic.in/Election/AELN2014/LISTOFCONTESTINGAELN14.pdf |title=Arunachal Pradesh : General Election |publisher=Ceoarunachal.nic.in |access-date=1 April 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140802003305/http://ceoarunachal.nic.in/Election/AELN2014/LISTOFCONTESTINGAELN14.pdf |archive-date=2 August 2014 }}</ref> 

Khandu took the oath as the chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh on 17 July 2016 at the age of 37 years following a year-long [[2015–16 Arunachal Pradesh political crisis|political crisis]].

=== Peoples Party of Arunachal ===


On 16 September 2016, 43 MLAs from the ruling party, under the CM Pema Khandu, defected from [[Indian National Congress]] to [[People's Party of Arunachal]], an ally of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kashyap |first1=Samudra Gupta |title=Congress loses Arunachal two months after it got it, 43 of 44 MLAs defect |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/cong-loses-arunachal-2-months-after-it-got-it-43-of-44-mlas-defect-3034803/ |access-date=19 February 2021 |work=The Indian Express |date=26 October 2016 |language=en}}</ref>

===Bharatiya Janata Party===

On 21 December 2016 in a high octane drama Khandu was suspended from the party by the party president and [[Takam Pario]] was named as the next likely [[Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh]] replacing Khandu after [[People's Party of Arunachal]] suspended Khandu along with 6 other MLAs.<ref>{{cite news |title=Takam Pario: After Pema Khandu's suspension, Takam Pario likely to be new Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/takam-pario-to-be-new-chief-minister-of-arunachal-pradesh-ppa-chairman-says/articleshow/56250761.cms |access-date=19 February 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=30 December 2016 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Takam Pario likely to be Arunachal CM in 2017 after PPA suspends Pema Khandu, 6 MLAs - Politics News , Firstpost |url=https://www.firstpost.com/politics/takam-pario-likely-to-be-arunachal-cm-in-2017-after-ppa-suspends-pema-khandu-6-mlas-3180414.html |access-date=19 February 2021 |work=Firstpost |date=30 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Parashar |first1=Utpal |title=Takam Pario, the richest Arunachal MLA, may replace Pema Khandu as CM |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/takam-pario-the-richest-mla-may-replace-pema-khandu-as-arunachal-pradesh-cm/story-vqnTyUSc01QcqOExcc9ueM.html |access-date=19 February 2021 |work=Hindustan Times |date=30 December 2016 |language=en}}</ref>

In December 2016, Khandu proved majority on the floor of the house with 33 of the [[People's Party of Arunachal]]’s 43 legislators joining the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] as the BJP increased its strength to 45  with support of two independents as it had 11 MLAs already.  He became second [[Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh]] of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] in [[Arunachal Pradesh]] after 44 days [[Gegong Apang]] led government in 2003.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kashyap |first1=Samudra Gupta |title=In Arunachal, CM Pema Khandu wins musical chairs game for BJP |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/in-arunachal-cm-pema-khandu-wins-musical-chairs-game-for-bjp-4453844/ |access-date=19 February 2021 |work=The Indian Express |date=1 January 2017 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Kashyap |first1=Samudra Gupta |title=Arunachal: Shifting to BJP, Pema Khandu drops 3 ministers, 2 advisors, 5 parliamentary secretaries |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/arunachal-shifting-to-bjp-pema-khandu-drops-3-ministers-2-advisors-5-parliamentary-secretaries-4455888/ |access-date=19 February 2021 |work=The Indian Express |date=3 January 2017 |language=en}}</ref>

In [[2019 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]], Khandu won a landslide victory for [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] by winning 41 of 60 seats and its allies [[Janata Dal (United)]] with 7 states and [[National People's Party (India)|National People's Party]] won 4 seat. Khandu took oath as Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister on 29 May 2019.  <ref>{{Cite web|title=BJP Leader Pema Khandu Sworn In As Arunachal Chief Minister|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/bjp-leader-pema-khandu-sworn-in-as-arunachal-chief-minister-2044783|access-date=2021-08-01|website=NDTV India}}</ref>

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