Arunachal West Lok Sabha constituency

Arunachal West
AR-1
Arunachal West ; AR-1
Lok Sabha constituency
	Interactive Map Outlining Arunachal West. Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Arunachal Pradesh
Assembly constituencies	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
Established	1977
Total electors	5,17,384
Reservation	None
Member of Parliament
	18th Lok Sabha
	Incumbent Kiren Rijiju
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year	2024

Last updated December 05, 2024

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.^[2]

Assembly segments

Arunachal West Lok Sabha constituency comprises 33 Assembly segments:^[2]

#	Name	District	Member
1	Lumla (ST)	Tawang	Tsering Lhamu	BJP
2	Tawang (ST)		Namgey Tsering	NPP
3	Mukto (ST)		Pema Khandu	BJP
4	Dirang (ST)	West Kameng	Phurpa Tsering	BJP
5	Kalaktang (ST)		Tseten Chombay Kee	BJP
6	Thrizino-Buragaon (ST)		Tenzin Nyima Glow	IND
7	Bomdila (ST)		Dongru Siongju	BJP
8	Bameng (ST)	East Kameng	Kumar Waii	INC
9	Chayangtajo (ST)		Hayeng Mangfi	BJP
10	Seppa East (ST)		Ealing Tallang	BJP
11	Seppa West (ST)		Mama Natung	BJP
12	Pakke-Kessang (ST)	Pakke-Kessang	Biyuram Wahge	BJP
13	Itanagar (ST)	Papum Pare	Techi Kaso	BJP
14	Doimukh (ST)		Nabam Vivek	PPA
15	Sagalee (ST)		Ratu Techi	BJP
16	Yachuli (ST)	Lower Subansiri	Toko Tatung	NCP
17	Ziro-Hapoli (ST)	Lower Subansiri	Hage Appa	BJP
18	Palin (ST)	Kra-Daadi	Balo Raja	BJP
19	Nyapin (ST)	Kurung Kumey	Tai Nikio	BJP
20	Tali (ST)	Kra-Daadi	Jikke Tako	BJP
21	Koloriang (ST)	Kurung Kumey	Pani Taram	BJP
22	Nacho (ST)	Upper Subansiri	Nakap Nalo	BJP
23	Taliha (ST)		Nyato Rigia	BJP
24	Daporijo (ST)		Taniya Soki	BJP
25	Raga (ST)	Kamle	Rotom Tebin	BJP
26	Dumporijo (ST)	Upper Subansiri	Rode Bui	BJP
27	Liromoba (ST)	West Siang	Pesi Jilen	NPP
28	Likabali (ST)	Lower Siang	Kardo Nyigyor	BJP
29	Basar (ST)	Lepa Rada	Nyabi Jini Dirchi	BJP
30	Along West (ST)	West Siang	Topin Ete	BJP
31	Along East (ST)	West Siang	Kento Jini	BJP
32	Rumgong (ST)	Siang district	Talem Taboh	BJP
33	Mechuka (ST)	Shi Yomi	Pasang Dorjee Sona	BJP

Members of Parliament

Year	Winner
1977	Rinching Khandu Khrime	Indian National Congress
1980	Prem Khandu Thungan	Indian National Congress
1984		Indian National Congress
1989
1991
1996	Tomo Riba	Independent
1998	Omak Apang	Arunachal Congress
1999	Jarbom Gamlin	Indian National Congress
2004	Kiren Rijiju	Bharatiya Janata Party
2009	Takam Sanjoy	Indian National Congress
2014	Kiren Rijiju	Bharatiya Janata Party
2019
2024

Election results

2024

2024 Indian general election: Arunachal West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Kiren Rijiju	205,417	51.38	11.64
	INC	Nabam Tuki	104,679	26.18	11.96
	NOTA	None of the above	2,296	0.57	0.04
Majority			100,738	25.20	23.60
Turnout			3,80,783^[a]	73.60	4.90
	BJP hold		Swing

↑ does not include postal ballots

General election 2019

2019 Indian general elections: Arunachal West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Kiren Rijiju	225,796	63.02	12.56
	INC	Nabam Tuki	50,953	14.22	23.80
	JD(S)	Jarjum Ete	43,919	12.26	New
	NPP	Khyoda Apik	27,119	7.57	New
	PPA	Subu Kechi	4,766	1.33	3.01
	NOTA	None of the Above	1,889	0.53	0.01
Majority			1,74,843	48.80	36.36
Turnout			3,64,047	78.50	3.39
	BJP hold		Swing	12.56

General elections 2014

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2014 Indian general elections: Arunachal West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Kiren Rijiju	169,367	50.46	1.76
	INC	Takam Sanjoy	1,27,629	38.02	11.14
	PPA	Jalley Sonam	14,664	4.37	4.37
	AITC	Gumjum Haider	9,135	2.72	New
	NCP	Gicho Kabak	6,065	1.81	New
	AAP	Habung Payeng	3,647	1.09	New
	Independent	Subu Kechi	2,362	0.70	0.41
	Lok Bharati	Taba Taku	980	0.29	0.75
	NOTA	None of the above	1,816	0.54	N/A
Majority			41,738	12.44	11.98
Turnout			3,37,671	75.60	9.67
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	1.30

General election 2009

2009 Indian general elections: Arunachal West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Takam Sanjoy	140,443	49.15	*New*
	BJP	Kiren Rijiju	1,39,129	48.69	7.26
Majority			1,314	0.46	20.95
Turnout			2,85,710	65.93	9.74
	INC gain from BJP		Swing

General elections 2004

2004 Indian general elections: Arunachal West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Kiren Rijiju	123,951	55.95	*N/A*
	Arunachal Congress	Kamen Ringu	76,527	34.54	5.64
	AITC	Tadar Taniang	6,241	2.82	N/A
	SP	Kardu Taipodia	4,901	2.21	N/A
	Independent	Jodik Tali	3,133	1.41	N/A
	Independent	Tujo Bagra	1,905	0.86	N/A
Majority			47,424	21.41	3.39
Turnout			2,21,554	56.19	13.9
	BJP gain from INC		Swing

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References

↑ https://elections24.eci.gov.in/docs/WYKXFehhEH.pdf Archived 26 May 2024 at the Wayback Machine ^{[ bare URL PDF ]}
1 2 "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.
↑ Indian Express. 188 candidates to contest Arunachal assembly polls
↑ Election Commission of India. List of contesting candidates

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[3] s not include postal ballots

[1] ttps://elections24.eci.gov.in/docs/WYKXFehhEH.pdf Archived 26 May 2024 at the Wayback Machine ^{[ bare URL PDF ]}

[ceo1-2] 1 2 "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.

[4] Indian Express. 188 candidates to contest Arunachal assembly polls

[5] Election Commission of India. List of contesting candidates

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