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The 5th Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election was held in 1995. [1] The Indian National Congress won the popular vote and a majority of seats and Gegong Apang was re-elected as Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh. [2]
Voting was staged at 1,728 polling stations. The average number of electors per polling station was 309.
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| Party | CONTESTED | WON | FD | VOTES | % | SEATS | |
| 1 . BJP | 15 | 0 | 11 | 14335 | 3.37% | 11.45% | |
| 2 . INC | 60 | 43 | 0 | 214543 | 50.50% | 50.50% | |
| 3 . JD | 34 | 3 | 8 | 73248 | 17.24% | 29.65% | |
| 4 . JP | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10743 | 2.53% | 28.49% | |
| INDEPENDENTS | |||||||
| 5 . IND | 59 | 12 | 19 | 111958 | 26.35% | 39.11% | |
| Grand Total : | 173 | 60 | 39 | 424827 | |||
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