Khonsa East Assembly constituency

Khonsa East
Constituency No. 55 for the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Arunachal Pradesh
District	Tirap
Lok Sabha constituency	Arunachal East
Established	1990
Total electors	10,142
Reservation	ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
11th Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Wanglam Sawin
Party	Independent
Elected year	2024

Khonsa East is one of the 60 assembly constituencies of Arunachal Pradesh, a northeastern state of India. It is part of Arunachal East Lok Sabha constituency. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election	Member	Party
1990	T. L. Rajkumar		Indian National Congress
1995
1999
2004	Kamthok Lowang [4]		Independent politician
2009			All India Trinamool Congress
2014	Wanglam Sawin		People's Party of Arunachal
2019			Bharatiya Janata Party
2024			Independent politician

Election results

Assembly Election 2024

2024 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election  : Khonsa East ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Wanglam Sawin	4,544	55.82%	New
	BJP	Kamrang Tesia	2,328	28.60%	39.06
	NPP	Nokju Wanghop	1,229	15.10%	7.27
	NOTA	None of the Above	40	0.49%	0.07
Margin of victory			2,216	27.22%	18.07
Turnout			8,141	80.27%	1.16
Registered electors			10,142		7.46
	Independent gain from BJP		Swing	11.84

Assembly Election 2019

2019 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election  : Khonsa East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Wanglam Sawin	5,051	67.65%	37.00
	NPP	Danhang Phuksa	1,670	22.37%	New
	JD(S)	Wangman Lowangcha	703	9.42%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	42	0.56%	0.85
Margin of victory			3,381	45.29%	33.56
Turnout			7,466	79.11%	6.38
Registered electors			9,438		8.22
	BJP gain from PPA		Swing	25.28

Assembly Election 2014

2014 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election  : Khonsa East ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PPA	Wanglam Sawin	3,169	42.38%	32.96
	BJP	T. L. Rajkumar	2,292	30.65%	24.88
	INC	Kamthok Lowang	1,911	25.55%	13.88
	NOTA	None of the Above	106	1.42%	New
Margin of victory			877	11.73%	5.79
Turnout			7,478	72.72%	1.20
Registered electors			10,283		0.74
	PPA gain from AITC		Swing	3.00

Assembly Election 2009

2009 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election  : Khonsa East ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AITC	Kamthok Lowang	3,475	45.38%	New
	INC	T. L. Rajkumar	3,020	39.44%	35.96
	PPA	Ngampay Lamaty	721	9.41%	New
	BJP	Wangman Lowangcha	442	5.77%	New
Margin of victory			455	5.94%	53.50
Turnout			7,658	73.92%	10.48
Registered electors			10,360		14.93
	AITC gain from Independent		Swing	32.60

Assembly Election 2004

2004 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election  : Khonsa East ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Kamthok Lowang	4,459	77.98%	New
	AC	Chopnei Chimyang	1,060	18.54%	New
	INC	T. L. Rajkumar	199	3.48%	New
Margin of victory			3,399	59.44%
Turnout			5,718	62.00%	63.43
Registered electors			9,014		8.75
	Independent gain from INC		Swing

Assembly Election 1999

1999 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election  : Khonsa East ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	T. L. Rajkumar	Unopposed
Registered electors			8,289		9.30
	INC hold		Swing

Assembly Election 1995

1995 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election  : Khonsa East ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	T. L. Rajkumar	3,062	49.93%	14.20
	Independent	Kamthok Lowang	3,033	49.45%	New
	Independent	Wentan Phuksa	38	0.62%	New
Margin of victory			29	0.47%	27.79
Turnout			6,133	82.81%	11.84
Registered electors			7,584		3.47
	INC hold		Swing

Assembly Election 1990

1990 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election  : Khonsa East ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	T. L. Rajkumar	3,245	64.13%	New
	JD	Tonhangtongluk	1,815	35.87%	New
Margin of victory			1,430	28.26%
Turnout			5,060	71.35%
Registered electors			7,330
	INC win (new seat)

See also

• Khonsa
• Tirap district
• List of constituencies of Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly

References

1. Elections in
2. Election Commission of India
3. Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
4. "16 Arunachal ministers, Parliamentary secretaries lose in assembly polls". The Economic Times. 17 May 2014. Archived from the original on 20 May 2025. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
5. India TV News (2 June 2024). "Arunachal Pradesh Assembly Election Results 2024: Complete list of constituency-wise winners". Archived from the original on 3 June 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
6. "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Arunachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
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8. "Statistical Report on General Election, 2004 to the Legislative Assembly of Arunachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 24 March 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
9. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1999 to the Legislative Assembly of Arunachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 24 March 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
10. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1995 to the Legislative Assembly of Arunachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 24 March 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
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