Wangnia Pongte (died 15 June 2013) was an Indian football player and politician.
He was the Arunachal Pradesh MLA for Changlang North assembly constituency in 1990.[1] He served as MoS (Independent charge) for Research, Library, Labour and Agriculture. He was re-elected in 2004.[1] He was Chairman of Arunachal Pradesh Mineral Development Trading Corporation. He died on 15th June, 2013. He had two wives, three daughters and two sons.
Death[edit | edit source]
Pongte died in a traffic collision on 15 June 2013. He is survived by wife, two sons and two daughters.[2]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Election results". Election Commission of India.
- ↑ Former Arunachal minister Wangnia Pongte dies in road accident