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Gabriel Denwang Wangsu is an Indian politician and journalist. [1] [2]

Wangsu contested the Kanubari seat in the 2009 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election. He stood as a People's Party of Arunachal candidate, obtaining 4,189 votes (46.30%) and finishing in second place behind the Indian National Congress leader Newlai Tingkhatra. [3]

He again contested the Kanubari seat in the 2014 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, standing as an independent. [1] He was again defeated by Tingkhatra, finishing in third place with 2,756 votes. [4] Tingkhatra died soon after the results were declared. Wangsu stood as the Indian National Congress candidate in the 15 October 2014 by-poll to fill the vacant Kanubari seat. [2] [5] [6] He was elected with 5,231 votes. [7]

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  2. 1 2 New Indian Express. North-east Bypolls a Litmus Test for BJP
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