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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=July 2024}}{{Infobox Indian politician|office =Member of the [[Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]}}
'''Ratu Techi''' (born 1965) is an Indian politician from [[Arunachal Pradesh]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2024-03-31 |title=From a humble background to becoming MLA: The story of first-time MLA Ratu Techi {{!}} The Arunachal Times |url=https://arunachaltimes.in/index.php/2024/03/31/from-a-humble-background-to-becoming-mla-the-story-of-first-time-mla-ratu-techi/ |access-date=2024-05-31 |language=en-US}}</ref> He is an MLA of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] from [[Sagalee Assembly constituency|Sagalee Assembly Constituency]] in [[Papum Pare district]]. He was elected to the [[2024 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]] unopposed.<ref name="One-sixth of Arunachal House elected unopposed, all BJP nominees">{{cite news|title=One-sixth of Arunachal House elected unopposed, all BJP nominees|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/one-sixth-of-arunachal-house-elected-unopposed-all-bjp-nominees-9242598/|accessdate=20 May 2025|publisher=The Indian Express|date=31 March 2024|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20250520102757/https://indianexpress.com/article/india/one-sixth-of-arunachal-house-elected-unopposed-all-bjp-nominees-9242598/|archivedate=20 May 2025|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=With Ratu Techi, Kaso's unopposed wins, Doimukh 'set' to witness a triangular contest |url=http://www.echoofarunachal.in/news_details.php?nid=26242 |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=www.echoofarunachal.in |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Did BJP’s thumping win in Arunachal happen at cost of Congress’s waning confidence?">{{cite news |date=3 June 2024 |title=Did BJP’s thumping win in Arunachal happen at cost of Congress’s waning confidence? |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/story/arunachal-pradesh-assembly-elections-congress-bjp-2547256-2024-06-03 |archive-date= |access-date=17 May 2025 |publisher=India Today |language=en}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Techi was born in Rigo village but lives in Nimte village of [[Papum Pare district]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2024-01-15 |title=Arunachal Pradesh: Over 4000 people join BJP in Congress chief Nabam Tuki's home constituency |url=https://www.indiatodayne.in/arunachal-pradesh/video/arunachal-pradesh-over-4000-people-join-bjp-in-congress-chief-nabam-tukis-home-constituency-777446-2024-01-15 |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=India Today NE |language=en}}</ref> He studied in government schools in [[Sagalee]] and [[Doimukh]]. Later, he did engineering and joined the government as Assistant Engineer in [[Public Works Department]] of Arunachal Pradesh in 1989. He was an active ABVP leader for many years.<ref name=":1" /> In 2019, he took voluntary retirement as superintendent of engineering to enter politics. He was a recipient of National Talent Research Organisation scholarship during middle school.<ref name=":0" />

== Career ==
Techi was elected unopposed to the [[Sagalee Assembly constituency|Sagalee Assembly Constituency]] representing [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ratu Techi, Techi Kaso of BJP declared elected unopposed |url=http://www.easternsentinel.in/news/state/ratu-techi-techi-kaso-of-bjp-declared-elected-unopposed.html |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=www.easternsentinel.in}}</ref><ref name="Arunachal CM, his deputy among 10 BJP candidates elected unopposed in assembly elections">{{cite news |last1= |first1= |date=30 March 2024 |title=Arunachal CM, his deputy among 10 BJP candidates elected unopposed in assembly elections |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/en/!bharat/arunachal-cm-his-deputy-among-10-bjp-candidates-elected-unopposed-in-assembly-elections-enn24033005887 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250517124234/https://www.etvbharat.com/en/!bharat/arunachal-cm-his-deputy-among-10-bjp-candidates-elected-unopposed-in-assembly-elections-enn24033005887 |archive-date=17 May 2025 |access-date=17 May 2025 |publisher=ETV Bharat News |language=en}}</ref> He is one among the 10 BJP candidates who were elected unopposed as MLAs in the [[2024 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Karmakar |first=Sumir |title=Arunachal CM, his deputy among 10 BJP candidates elected unopposed in Assembly elections |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/elections/arunachal-pradesh/arunachal-cm-his-deputy-among-10-bjp-candidates-elected-unopposed-in-assembly-elections-2958740 |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-29 |title=Arunachal: Techi Kaso 7th BJP candidate set to get elected unopposed from Itanagar |url=https://northeastlivetv.com/around-ne/arunachalpradesh/arunachal-techi-kaso-7th-bjp-candidates-set-to-get-elected-unopposed-from-itanagar/ |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=Northeast Live |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="Arunachal Pradesh Assembly Election Results 2024 - Sagalee">{{cite news |date=2 June 2024 |title=Arunachal Pradesh Assembly Election Results 2024 - Sagalee |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/AcResultGen2ndJune2024/candidateswise-S0215.htm |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20250520103751/https://results.eci.gov.in/AcResultGen2ndJune2024/candidateswise-S0215.htm |archivedate=20 May 2025 |accessdate=20 May 2025 |publisher=Election Commission of India}}</ref> He is the first BJP MLA in the Sagalee seat which was dominated by [[Indian National Congress]] MLAs from 1991.<ref name=":0" /> [[Nabam Tuki]], former chief minister and a five-time Congress MLA from Sagalee, preferred to contest the Lok Sabha election this time but lost.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-22 |title=Tuki to contest MP election on Congress ticket {{!}} The Arunachal Times |url=https://arunachaltimes.in/index.php/2024/03/22/tuki-to-contest-mp-election-on-congress-ticket/ |access-date=2024-05-31 |language=en-US}}</ref>

"I wanted to join politics to give something back to society. I come from a very poor economic background and have worked hard to reach where I am now. I will try my best to ensure that many more poor kids come out of poverty through proper education and support," Techi told Arunachal Times newspaper.<ref name=":0" />

== References ==
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1965 births]]
[[Category:Arunachal Pradesh MLAs 2024–2029]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Arunachal Pradesh]]
[[Category:People from Papum Pare district]]

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