Kumar Waii

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Kumar Waii is an Indian politician from the state of Arunachal Pradesh. [1]

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Waii was elected from the Bameng seat in the 2014 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, standing as an Indian National Congress candidate. [1] [2] [3] He served as the Minister of Home and Urban Development of Arunachal Pradesh in the previous government (2014 - 2019). [4]

Electoral performance

ElectionConstituencyPartyResultVotes %Opposition CandidateOpposition PartyOpposition vote %Ref
2024 Bameng INC Won52.36%Doba Lamnio BJP 47.28% [5]
2019 Bameng NPP Lost47.58% Goruk Pordung BJP 51.60%
2014 Bameng INC Won60.12%Vijay Sonam BJP 38.12% [6]
2009 Bameng INC Won71.21%Tagung Neri AITC 28.79% [7]
2004 Bameng INC Won52.96%Mekup Dolo BJP 47.04% [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 CEO Arunachal Pradesh. List of contesting candidates Archived 2014-08-02 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Assam Tribune. Congress wins 11 seats unopposed in Arunachal Archived 2014-04-29 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Election results". Election Commission of India, New Delhi. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  4. "Kumar Wai Attends National Convention in Tawang » Northeast Today". Northeast Today. 22 November 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  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.
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