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]

Contents

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, Chowkham, 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

Election results

General Election, 2004: Arunachal East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Tapir Gao 83,335 51.01
Congress 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 163,374 56.56
BJP gain from Congress Swing

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Assembly Constituencies allocation w.r.t District and Parliamentary Constituencies". Chief Electoral Officer, Arunachal Pradesh website. http://ceoarunachal.nic.in/Information/ACwiseDistrictwisePCwise.htm. Retrieved 21 March 2011. 
Lok Sabha constituencies of Arunachal Pradesh
Arunachal West  · Arunachal East