Arunachal West Lok Sabha constituency

{{Short description|Lok Sabha Constituency in Arunachal Pradesh}}

{{Infobox Indian constituency

| type = LS

| name = Arunachal West
{{Small|AR-1}}

| map_image = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=y|frame-width=300|frame-height=300|frame-align=center|type=shape|from=Lok Sabha constituencies/2019/Arunachal Pradesh/Arunachal West.map}}

| map_caption = Interactive Map Outlining Arunachal West. Lok Sabha constituency

| established = 1977

| reservation = None

| incumbent_image = Shri Kiren Rijiju.jpg

| mp = Kiren Rijiju

| party = Bharatiya Janata Party

| latest_election_year = 2024

| state = Arunachal Pradesh

| electors = 5,17,384{{cite press release |url=https://elections24.eci.gov.in/docs/WYKXFehhEH.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240526095942/https://elections24.eci.gov.in/docs/WYKXFehhEH.pdf |archive-date=26 May 2024 |title=EC releases absolute number of voters for all completed phases |agency=Election Commission of India |date=25 May 2024 |number=ECI/PN/102/2024 |first=Anuj |last=Chandak |location=New Delhi}}

| assembly_cons = 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

}}

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.{{cite web|url=http://ceoarunachal.nic.in/Information/ACwiseDistrictwisePCwise.htm |title=Assembly Constituencies allocation w.r.t District and Parliamentary Constituencies |publisher=Chief Electoral Officer, Arunachal Pradesh website |accessdate=21 March 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110813085549/http://ceoarunachal.nic.in/Information/ACwiseDistrictwisePCwise.htm |archivedate=13 August 2011 }}

Assembly segments

Arunachal West Lok Sabha constituency comprises 33 Assembly segments:

class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed"

!#

!Name

!District

!Member

! colspan="2" |Party

! colspan=2 |Leading
{{small|(2024 Lok Sabha)}}

1

|Lumla (ST)

| rowspan="3" |Tawang

|Tsering Lhamu

|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}

2

|Tawang (ST)

|Namgey Tsering

|style="background-color: {{party color|National People's Party (India)}}" |

|NPP

|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}

3

|Mukto (ST)

|Pema Khandu

|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}

4

|Dirang (ST)

| rowspan="4" |West Kameng

|Phurpa Tsering

|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}

5

|Kalaktang (ST)

|Tseten Chombay Kee

|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}

6

|Thrizino-Buragaon (ST)

|Tenzin Nyima Glow

|style="background-color: {{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |

|IND

|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}

7

|Bomdila (ST)

|Dongru Siongju

|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}

8

|Bameng (ST)

| rowspan="4" |East Kameng

|Kumar Waii

|style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |

|INC

|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}

9

|Chayangtajo (ST)

|Hayeng Mangfi

|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}

10

|Seppa East (ST)

|Ealing Tallang

|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}

11

|Seppa West (ST)

|Mama Natung

|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}

12

|Pakke-Kessang (ST)

|Pakke-Kessang

|Biyuram Wahge

|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}

|{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

13

|Itanagar (ST)

| rowspan="3" |Papum Pare

|Techi Kaso

|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}

14

|Doimukh (ST)

|Nabam Vivek

|style="background-color: {{party color|People's Party of Arunachal}}" |

|PPA

|{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

15

|Sagalee (ST)

|Ratu Techi

|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}

16

|Yachuli (ST)

| rowspan="2" |Lower Subansiri

|Toko Tatung

|style="background-color: {{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}" |

|NCP

|{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

17

|Ziro-Hapoli (ST)

|Hage Appa

|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}

18

|Palin (ST)

|Kra-Daadi

|Balo Raja

|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}

19

|Nyapin (ST)

|Kurung Kumey

|Tai Nikio

|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}

|{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

20

|Tali (ST)

|Kra-Daadi

|Jikke Tako

|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}

21

|Koloriang (ST)

|Kurung Kumey

|Pani Taram

|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}

22

|Nacho (ST)

| rowspan="3" |Upper Subansiri

|Nakap Nalo

|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}

23

|Taliha (ST)

|Nyato Rigia

|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}

24

|Daporijo (ST)

|Taniya Soki

|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}

25

|Raga (ST)

|Kamle

|Rotom Tebin

|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}

26

|Dumporijo (ST)

|Upper Subansiri

|Rode Bui

|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}

27

|Liromoba (ST)

|West Siang

|Pesi Jilen

|style="background-color: {{party color|National People's Party (India)}}" |

|NPP

|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}

28

|Likabali (ST)

|Lower Siang

|Kardo Nyigyor

|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}

29

|Basar (ST)

|Lepa Rada

|Nyabi Jini Dirchi

|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}

30

|Along West (ST)

| rowspan="2" |West Siang

|Topin Ete

|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}

31

|Along East (ST)

|Kento Jini

|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}

32

|Rumgong (ST)

|Siang district

|Talem Taboh

|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}

33

|Mechuka (ST)

|Shi Yomi

|Pasang Dorjee Sona

|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}

Members of Parliament

class="wikitable"

!Year

!Member

!colspan=2|Party

colspan="7" |Nominated Members of Parliament to Lok Sabha(1951-1977)

1951

| rowspan="2" |Chao Khamoon Gohain{{Cite web |last= |date=2020-11-05 |title=Chow Khamoon Gohain Namshum: Arunachal’s first MP and a pioneer |url=https://arunachaltimes.in/index.php/2020/11/05/chow-khamoon-gohain-namshum-arunachals-first-mp-and-a-pioneer/ |access-date=2025-01-18 |website=The Arunachal Times |language=en-US}}

| rowspan="6" {{Full party name with color|rowspan=6|Indian National Congress }}

1957

1962

| rowspan="2" |Daying Ering

1967

1970^

| rowspan="2" |Chao Chandret Gohain

1971

colspan="7" |Arunachal West Lok Sabha Constituency

1977

|Rinching Khandu Khrime

|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

1980

| rowspan="4" |Prem Khandu Thungan

|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (I)|dab=y}}

1984

| {{Full party name with color|rowspan=3|Indian National Congress}}

|{{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}

1998

|Omak Apang

|{{Full party name with color|Arunachal Congress}}

1999

|Jarbom Gamlin

|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

2004

|Kiren Rijiju

|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}

2009

|Takam Sanjoy

|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

2014

| rowspan="3" |Kiren Rijiju

| {{Full party name with color|rowspan=3|Bharatiya Janata Party}}

2019

2024

Election results

=2024=

{{Election box begin | title=2024 Indian general election: Arunachal West}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|candidate = Kiren Rijiju

|party = Bharatiya Janata Party

|votes = 205,417

|percentage = 51.38

|change = {{decrease}}11.64

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|candidate = Nabam Tuki

|party = Indian National Congress

|votes = 1,04,679

|percentage = 26.18

|change = {{increase}}11.96

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Independent

|candidate = Techi Rana

|votes = 33,314

|percentage = 8.33

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate

|party = GSP

|candidate = Toko Sheetal

|votes = 30,530

|percentage = 7.64

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Independent

|candidate = Bimpak Siga

|votes = 11,518

|percentage = 2.88

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Independent

|candidate = Ruhi Tagung

|votes = 7,821

|percentage = 1.96

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = None of the above

|candidate = None of the above

|votes = 2,296

|percentage = 0.57

|change = {{increase}}0.04

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 1,00,738

|percentage = 25.20

|change = {{decrease}}23.60

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 4,02,330

|percentage = 77.36

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = BJP

|loser =

|swing =

}}

=General election 2019=

{{Election box begin | title=2019 Indian general elections: Arunachal West}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link||candidate=Kiren Rijiju|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|votes=2,25,796|percentage=63.02|change={{increase}}12.56}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate= Nabam Tuki|party=Indian National Congress|votes=50,953|percentage=14.22|change={{decrease}}23.80}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Jarjum Ete|party= Janata Dal (Secular)|votes=43,919|percentage=12.26|change=New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = National People's Party (India)

|candidate = Khyoda Apik

|votes = 27,119

|percentage = 7.57

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = People's Party of Arunachal

|candidate = Subu Kechi

|votes = 4,766

|percentage = 1.33

|change = {{decrease}}3.01

}}

{{Election box candidate|

|party = NOTA

|candidate = None of the Above

|votes = 1,889

|percentage = 0.53

|change = {{decrease}}0.01

}}

{{Election box majority ||votes= 1,74,843|percentage= 48.80|change={{increase}}36.36}}

{{Election box turnout||votes= 3,64,047|percentage=78.50|change={{increase}}3.39}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party

|swing = {{increase}}12.56

}}

=General elections 2014=

{{Election box begin | title=2014 Indian general elections: Arunachal West}}Indian Express. [http://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/188-candidates-to-contest-arunachal-assembly-polls/ 188 candidates to contest Arunachal assembly polls]Election Commission of India. [http://pib.nic.in/archieve/others/2014/apr/d2014042201.pdf List of contesting candidates]

{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Kiren Rijiju|votes=1,69,367|percentage=50.46|change={{increase}}1.76}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Takam Sanjoy|party=Indian National Congress|votes=1,27,629|percentage=38.02|change={{decrease}}11.14}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Jalley Sonam|party=People's Party of Arunachal|votes=14,664|percentage=4.37|change={{increase}}4.37}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Trinamool Congress|candidate=Gumjum Haider|votes=9,135|percentage=2.72|change=New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Nationalist Congress Party|candidate=Gicho Kabak|votes=6,065|percentage=1.81|change=New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Aam Aadmi Party|candidate=Habung Payeng|votes=3,647|percentage=1.09|change=New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Subu Kechi|votes=2,362|percentage=0.70|change={{decrease}}0.41}}

{{Election box candidate|party=Lok Bharati|candidate=Taba Taku|votes=980|percentage=0.29|change={{decrease}}0.75}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=None of the above|party=None of the above|votes=1,816|percentage=0.54|change=N/A}}

{{Election box majority||votes=41,738|percentage=12.44|change={{increase}}11.98}}

{{Election box turnout||votes= 3,37,671|percentage=75.60|change={{increase}}9.67}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party

|loser = Indian National Congress

|swing = {{increase}}1.30

}}

=General election 2009=

{{Election box begin | title=2009 Indian general elections: Arunachal West}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link||candidate=Takam Sanjoy|party=Indian National Congress|votes=1,40,443 |percentage=49.15|change=New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Kiren Rijiju|votes=1,39,129|percentage=48.69|change={{decrease}}7.26}}

{{Election box majority||votes=1,314|percentage=0.46|change={{decrease}}20.95}}

{{Election box turnout||votes=2,85,710|percentage=65.93|change={{increase}}9.74}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|loser = Bharatiya Janata Party

|winner = Indian National Congress

|swing =

}}

=General elections 2004=

{{Election box begin | title=2004 Indian general elections: Arunachal West}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Bharatiya Janata Party

|candidate = Kiren Rijiju

|votes = 1,23,951

|percentage = 55.95

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate |

|party = AC

|candidate = Kamen Ringu

|votes = 76,527

|percentage = 34.54

|change = {{increase}}5.64

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = All India Trinamool Congress

|candidate = Tadar Taniang

|votes = 6,241

|percentage = 2.82

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Samajwadi Party

|candidate = Kardu Taipodia

|votes = 4,901

|percentage = 2.21

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Jodik Tali

|votes = 3,133

|percentage = 1.41

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Tujo Bagra

|votes = 1,905

|percentage = 0.86

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 47,424

|percentage = 21.41

|change = {{decrease}}3.39

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 2,21,554

|percentage = 56.19

|change = {{decrease}}13.9

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party

|loser = Indian National Congress

|swing =

}}

References

External links

[https://www.indiaelections2014.info/parliament/2019/states/arunachal_pradesh/arunachal_west/lok_sabha_parliamentary_election_2019_dates.html Arunachal West lok sabha constituency election 2019 date and schedule]

Category:Lok Sabha constituencies in Arunachal Pradesh

Category:Constituencies established in 1977

Arunachal West Lok Sabha constituency

Assembly segments

Members of Parliament

Election results

=2024=

=General election 2019=

=General elections 2014=

=General election 2009=

=General elections 2004=

See also

References

External links