Arunachal West Lok Sabha constituency

Arunachal West
Arunachal West
Lok Sabha Constituency
	Arunachal West within Arunachal Pradesh
Incumbent	Kiren Rijiju
Parliamentary Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected Year	2019
Constituency Details
Established	1977
Reservation	None
State	Arunachal Pradesh
Assembly Constituencies	33: Lumla, Tawang, Mukto, Dirang, Kalaktang, Thrizino-Buragaon, Bomdila, Bameng, Chayangtajo, Seppa East, Seppa West, Pakke-Kessang, Itanagar, Doimukh, Sagalee, Yachuli, Ziro-Hapoli, Palin, Nyapin, Tali, Koloriang, Nacho, Taliha, Daporijo, Raga, Dumporijo, Liromoba, Likabali, Basar, Along West, Along East, Rumgong and Mechuka

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Arunachal West 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 Tawang, West Kameng, East Kameng, Papum Pare, Lower Subansiri, Kurung Kumey, Upper Subansiri and West Siang districts.^[1]

Assembly segments

Arunachal West Lok Sabha constituency comprises 33 Assembly segments:^[1]

Constituency number	Name	Reserved for (SC/ST/None)	District	MLA
1	Lumla	ST	Tawang	Jambey Tashi	BJP	BJP
2	Tawang		Tawang	Tsering Tashi
3	Mukto		Tawang	Pema Khandu
4	Dirang		West Kameng	Phurpa Tsering
5	Kalaktang		West Kameng	Dorjee Wangdi Kharma
6	Thrizino-Buragaon		West Kameng	Kumsi Sidisow
7	Bomdila		West Kameng	Dongru Siongju
8	Bameng		East Kameng	Goruk Pordung
9	Chayangtajo		East Kameng	Hayeng Mangfi
10	Seppa East		East Kameng	Tapuk Taku	NPP
11	Seppa West		East Kameng	Mama Natung	BJP
12	Pakke-Kessang		Pakke-Kessang	Biyuram Wahge	BJP
13	Itanagar		Papum Pare	Techi Kaso	JD(U)
14	Doimukh		Papum Pare	Tana Hali Tara	BJP
15	Sagalee		Papum Pare	Nabam Tuki	INC	INC
16	Yachuli		Lower Subansiri	Taba Tedir	BJP	BJP
17	Ziro-Hapoli		Lower Subansiri	Tage Taki
18	Palin		Kra-Daadi	Balo Raja
19	Nyapin		Kurung Kumey	Bamang Felix
20	Tali		Kra-Daadi	Jikke Tako
21	Koloriang		Kurung Kumey	Lokam Tassar
22	Nacho		Upper Subansiri	Nakap Nalo
23	Taliha		Upper Subansiri	Nyato Rigia
24	Daporijo		Upper Subansiri	Taniya Soki
25	Raga		Kamle	Tarin Dapke	NPP
26	Dumporijo		Upper Subansiri	Rode Bui	BJP
27	Liromoba		West Siang	Nyamar Karbak
28	Likabali		Lower Siang	Kardo Nyigyor
29	Basar		Lepa Rada	Gokar Basar	NPP
30	Along West		West Siang	Tumke Bagra	BJP
31	Along East		West Siang	Kento Jini
32	Rumgong		Siang district	Talem Taboh
33	Mechuka		Shi Yomi	Pasang Dorjee Sona

Members of Parliament

Year	Winner	Party
1977	Rinching Khandu Khrime	Indian National Congress
1980	Prem Khandu Thungan	Indian National Congress (I)
1984		Indian National Congress
1989
1991
1996	Tomo Riba	Independent
1998	Omak Apang	Arunachal Congress
1999	Jarbom Gamlin	Indian National Congress
2004	Kiren Rijiju	Bharatiya Janata Party
2009	Takam Sanjoy	Indian National Congress
2014	Kiren Rijiju	Bharatiya Janata Party
2019	Kiren Rijiju	Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

General election 2019

2019 Indian general elections: Arunachal West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Kiren Rijiju	2,25,796	63.02	+12.56
	INC	Nabam Tuki	50,953	14.22	−23.80
	JD(S)	Jarjum Ete	43,919	12.26	N/A
	NPEP	Khyoda Apik	27,119	7.57	N/A
	PPA	Subu Kechi	4,766	1.33	−3.01
	NOTA	None of the Above	1,889	0.53	-0.01
Majority			1,74,843	48.80	+36.36
Turnout			3,64,047	78.50	+3.39
	BJP hold		Swing	+12.56

General elections 2014

2014 Indian general elections: Arunachal West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Kiren Rijiju	1,69,367	50.46	+1.76
	INC	Takam Sanjoy	1,27,629	38.02	−11.14
	PPA	Jalley Sonam	14,664	4.37	+4.37
	AITC	Gumjum Haider	9,135	2.72	N/A
	NCP	Gicho Kabak	6,065	1.81	N/A
	AAP	Habung Payeng	3,647	1.09	N/A
	Independent	Subu Kechi	2,362	0.70	−0.41
	Lok Bharati	Taba Taku	980	0.29	-0.75
	NOTA	None of the above	1,816	0.54	−−−
Majority			41,738	12.44	+11.98
Turnout			3,37,671	75.60	+9.67
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	+1.30

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General election 2009

2009 Indian general elections: Arunachal West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	INC	Takam Sanjoy	119,266
	BJP	Kiren Rijiju	117,952
Majority			1,314	0.46
Turnout			2,85,710	65.93
	INC gain from BJP		Swing

General elections 2004

2004 Indian general elections: Arunachal West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BJP	Kiren Rijiju	1,23,951	55.95
	Arunachal Congress	Kamen Ringu	76,527	34.54
	AITC	Tadar Taniang	6,241	2.82
	SP	Kardu Taipodia	4,901	2.21
	Independent	Jodik Tali	3,133	1.41
	Independent	Tujo Bagra	1,905	0.86
Majority			47,424
Turnout			2,21,554	56.19
	BJP gain from INC		Swing

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "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.
↑ Indian Express. 188 candidates to contest Arunachal assembly polls
↑ Election Commission of India. List of contesting candidates

External links

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[ceo1-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "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] Indian Express. 188 candidates to contest Arunachal assembly polls

[3] Election Commission of India. List of contesting candidates

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