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]

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

• 1977: Bakin Pertin, Independent
• 1980: Sobeng Tayeng, Indian National Congress (I)
• 1984: Wangpha Lowang, Indian National Congress
• 1989: Laeta Umbrey, Indian National Congress
• 1991: Laeta Umbrey, Indian National Congress
• 1996: Wangcha Rajkumar, Independent
• 1998: Wangcha Rajkumar, Arunachal Congress
• 1999: Wangcha Rajkumar, Indian National Congress
• 2004: Tapir Gao, Bharatiya Janata Party
• 2009: Ninong Ering, Indian National Congress

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

• List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha

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.