Kento Rina

{{Short description|Indian politician}}

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{{Infobox officeholder|name=Kento Rina|office=Member of Legislative Assembly, Arunachal Pradesh|Photo=|image=|constituency=Nari-Koyu, Lower Siang District|district=}}

Kento Rina is an Indian politician from the state of Arunachal Pradesh. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.{{cite news|last1=|first1=|title=Arunachal Pradesh Assembly results live updates {{!}} BJP wins 7 Assembly seats, leads in both LS seats|url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/arunachal-pradesh-assembly/arunachal-pradesh-assembly-results-live-updates/article27195252.ece|accessdate=19 May 2025|publisher=The Hindu|date=22 May 2019|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20250519173743/https://www.thehindu.com/elections/arunachal-pradesh-assembly/arunachal-pradesh-assembly-results-live-updates/article27195252.ece|archivedate=19 May 2025|language=en-IN}}{{cite news |title=19 Newcomers Win Arunachal Assembly Poll |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/elections/2014/May/17/19-newcomers-win-arunachal-assembly-poll-613969.html |access-date=20 May 2025 |publisher=The New Indian Express |date=17 May 2014 |language=en}}

Rina was elected from the Nari-Koyu constituency in the 2014 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, standing as a BJP candidate. Rina defeated Indian National Congress candidate Tako Dabi to win the seat.CEO Arunachal Pradesh. [http://ceoarunachal.nic.in/Election/AELN2014/LISTOFCONTESTINGAELN14.pdf "List of contesting candidates"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140802003305/http://ceoarunachal.nic.in/Election/AELN2014/LISTOFCONTESTINGAELN14.pdf |date=2014-08-02 }}Assam Tribune. [http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=mar2814/oth05 "Congress wins 11 seats unopposed in Arunachal"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429233842/http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=mar2814%2Foth05 |date=2014-04-29 }}{{ cite web |title=Election results |publisher=Election Commission of India, New Delhi |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/electionanalysis/AE/S02/partycomp11.htm | access-date = 3 November 2016}}{{cite news |date=17 May 2014 |title=16 Arunachal ministers, Parliamentary secretaries lose in assembly polls |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/16-arunachal-ministers-parliamentary-secretaries-lose-in-assembly-polls/articleshow/35253733.cms?from=mdr |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250520164113/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/16-arunachal-ministers-parliamentary-secretaries-lose-in-assembly-polls/articleshow/35253733.cms?from=mdr |archive-date=20 May 2025 |access-date=20 May 2025 |publisher=The Economic Times}}

Rina is a retired Arunachal Pradesh government employee,{{cite web |title=Election Affidavit |publisher=Election Commission of India, New Delhi |url=http://docs2.myneta.info/affidavits/ews3arunachal2014/86/Kento%20Rina.pdf |access-date=25 January 2017 |archive-date=2 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202042759/http://docs2.myneta.info/affidavits/ews3arunachal2014/86/Kento%20Rina.pdf |url-status=dead }} having served in the Education department as senior teacher, headmaster, vice principal, principal and Deputy Director of School Education (DDSE) throughout his tenure. He worked at Tezu in Lohit district of Arunachal Pradesh before retiring as DDSE.