Arunachal East Lok Sabha constituency

Arunachal East
AR-2
Arunachal East ; AR-2
Lok Sabha constituency
	Interactive Map Outlining Arunachal East Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Arunachal Pradesh
Assembly constituencies	27:Tuting-Yingkiong, Pangin, Nari-Koyu, Pasighat West, Pasighat East, Mebo, Mariyang-Geku, Anini, Dambuk, Roing, Tezu, Hayuliang, Chowkham, Namsai, Lekang, Bordumsa-Diyun, Miao, Nampong, Changlang South, Changlang North, Namsang, Khonsa East, Khonsa West, Borduria-Bogapani, Kanubari, Longding-Pumao and Pongchau-Wakka
Established	1977
Total electors	3,75,310
Reservation	None
Member of Parliament
	18th Lok Sabha
	Incumbent Tapir Gao
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year	2024

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.^[2]

Assembly segments

Presently, Arunachal East Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following 27 Assembly segments:^[2]

#	Name	District	Member
34	Tuting-Yingkiong (ST)	Upper Siang	Alo Libang	BJP
35	Pangin (ST)	Siang district	Ojing Tasing	BJP
36	Nari-Koyu (ST)	Lower Siang	Tojir Kadu	BJP
37	Pasighat West (ST)	East Siang	Ninong Ering	BJP
38	Pasighat East (ST)		Tapi Darang	NPP
39	Mebo (ST)		Oken Tayeng	PPA
40	Mariyang-Geku (ST)	Upper Siang	Oni Panyang	NPP
41	Anini (ST)	Dibang Valley	Mopi Mihu	BJP
42	Dambuk (ST)	Lower Dibang Valley	Puinnyo Apum	BJP
43	Roing (ST)	Lower Dibang Valley	Mutchu Mithi	NPP
44	Tezu (ST)	Lohit	Mohesh Chai	BJP
45	Hayuliang (ST)	Anjaw	Dasanglu Pul	BJP
46	Chowkham (ST)	Namsai	Chowna Mein	BJP
47	Namsai (ST)		Chau Zingnu Namchoom	BJP
48	Lekang (ST)		Lekhiya Soni	NCP
49	Bordumsa-Diyun	Changlang	Nikh Kamin	NCP
50	Miao (ST)		Kamlung Mossang	BJP
51	Nampong (ST)		Laisam Simai	IND
52	Changlang South (ST)		Hamjong Tangha	BJP
53	Changlang North (ST)		Tesam Pongte	BJP
54	Namsang (ST)	Tirap	Wangki Lowang	BJP
55	Khonsa East (ST)		Wanglam Sawin	IND
56	Khonsa West (ST)		Chakat Aboh	BJP
57	Borduria-Bogapani (ST)		Wanglin Lowangdong	BJP
58	Kanubari (ST)	Longding	Gabriel Denwang Wangsu	BJP
59	Longding-Pumao (ST)		Thangwang Wangham	NPP
60	Pongchau-Wakka (ST)		Honchun Ngandam	BJP

2024 Indian general election: Arunachal East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Tapir Gao	145,581	45.01	7.37
	INC	Bosiram Siram	1,15,160	35.60	7.03
	Independent	Tamat Gamoh	27,603	8.53	N/A
	Independent	Sotai Kri	14,213	4.39	N/A
	Independent	Omak Nitik	9,369	2.90	N/A
	ADP	Bandey Mili	6,622	2.05	N/A
	NOTA	None of the Above	4,895	1.51	1.44
Majority			30,421	9.41	3.72
Turnout			3,23,443	83.31	3.72
	BJP hold		Swing

2019 Indian general elections: Arunachal East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Tapir Gao	153,883	52.38	12.82
	INC	Lowangcha Wanglat	83,935	28.57	16.76
	PPA	Mongol Yomso	22,937	7.81	4.57
	NOTA	None of the Above	5,575	1.9	N/A
Majority			69,948	23.81	19.03
Turnout			2,95,719	87.03	2.87
	BJP gain from INC		Swing

2014 Indian general elections: Arunachal East ^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Ninong Ering	118,455	45.33	8.37
	BJP	Tapir Gao	1,05,977	40.56	21.86
	PPA	Wangman Lowangcha	32,354	12.38	12.38
Majority			12,478	4.78	27.06
Turnout			2,63,157	84.16	12.79
	INC hold		Swing

2009 Indian general elections: Arunachal East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Ninong Ering	115,423	53.70	30.23
	BJP	Tapir Gao	46,974	21.85	29.16
Majority			68,449	31.85	4.31
Turnout			2,14,932	71.37	14.81
	INC gain from BJP		Swing

2004 Indian general elections: Arunachal East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Tapir Gao	83,335	51.01	15.61
	INC	Wangcha Rajkumar	38,341	23.47	33.03
	Independent	Tony Pertin	17,009	10.41	N/A
	Independent	Matwang Chimyang	16,476	10.08	N/A
	Independent	Ogong Tamuk	5,251	3.21	N/A
	Independent	Onom Taknyo	2,962	1.81	N/A
Majority			44,994	27.54	6.44
Turnout			1,63,374	56.56	17.34
	BJP gain from INC		Swing

^ Chandak, Anuj (25 May 2024). "EC releases absolute number of voters for all completed phases" (PDF) (Press release). New Delhi. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Assembly Constituencies allocation w.r.t District and Parliamentary Constituencies". Chief Electoral Officer, Arunachal Pradesh website. Archived from the original on 13 August 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
^ "Constituencywise-All Candidates". ECI. Archived from the original on 23 May 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
^ Election Commission of India. List of contesting candidates