Pongchau-Wakka Assembly constituency

Pongchau-Wakka
Constituency No. 60 for the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Arunachal Pradesh
District	Longding
LS constituency	Arunachal East
Established	1978
Total electors	16,060
Reservation	ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
11th Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Honchun Ngandam
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year	2024

Pongchau-Wakka 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
1978	Wnagnam Wangshu		Janata Party
1980	Hejam Ponglaham		Indian National Congress
1984			Indian National Congress
1990	Anok Wangsa
1995	Honchun Ngandam		Independent politician
1999	Anok Wangsa		Nationalist Congress Party
2004	Honchun Ngandam		Indian National Congress
2009
2014
2019			Bharatiya Janata Party
2024

Election results

Assembly Election 2024

2024 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election  : Pongchau-Wakka ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Honchun Ngandam	9,623	65.44%	10.69
	Independent	Holai Wangsa	4,961	33.73%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	122	0.83%	0.20
Margin of victory			4,662	31.70%	1.77
Turnout			14,706	91.57%	0.91
Registered electors			16,060		18.93
	BJP hold		Swing	10.69

Assembly Election 2019

2019 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election  : Pongchau-Wakka

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Honchun Ngandam	6,837	54.75%	36.50
	INC	Thangkai Khusumchai	3,099	24.82%	18.91
	PPA	Longwang Wangham	2,473	19.80%	7.52
	NOTA	None of the Above	79	0.63%	0.04
Margin of victory			3,738	29.93%	13.53
Turnout			12,488	92.48%	3.65
Registered electors			13,504		3.44
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	11.02

Assembly Election 2014

2014 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election  : Pongchau-Wakka ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Honchun Ngandam	5,432	43.73%	17.90
	PPA	Longwang Wangham	3,394	27.32%	2.97
	BJP	Holai Wangsa	2,267	18.25%	New
	NPF	Thangkai Khusumchai	1,127	9.07%	New
	Independent	Kapnai Wangsa	128	1.03%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	74	0.60%	New
Margin of victory			2,038	16.41%	20.87
Turnout			12,422	88.82%	1.95
Registered electors			13,985		0.58
	INC hold		Swing	17.90

Assembly Election 2009

2009 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election  : Pongchau-Wakka ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Honchun Ngandam	7,531	61.63%	18.80
	PPA	Anok Wangsa	2,976	24.35%	New
	NCP	Kapnai Wangsa	1,713	14.02%	15.51
Margin of victory			4,555	37.27%	23.98
Turnout			12,220	86.88%	1.14
Registered electors			14,066		9.98
	INC hold		Swing

Assembly Election 2004

2004 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election  : Pongchau-Wakka ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Honchun Ngandam	4,821	42.83%	4.77
	NCP	Anok Wangsa	3,324	29.53%	22.87
	AC	Nasib Gagang Gapaham	1,715	15.23%	New
	BJP	Kapnai Wangsa	1,397	12.41%	New
Margin of victory			1,497	13.30%	8.50
Turnout			11,257	88.49%	9.16
Registered electors			12,790		7.81
	INC gain from NCP		Swing	9.57

Assembly Election 1999

1999 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election  : Pongchau-Wakka ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NCP	Anok Wangsa	4,902	52.40%	New
	INC	Honchun Ngandam	4,453	47.60%	8.92
Margin of victory			449	4.80%	2.54
Turnout			9,355	81.10%	10.17
Registered electors			11,863		4.54
	NCP gain from Independent		Swing

Assembly Election 1995

1995 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election  : Pongchau-Wakka ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Honchun Ngandam	4,136	40.94%	New
	INC	Anok Wangsa	3,908	38.68%	10.03
	BJP	Wangma Wangsa	2,059	20.38%	New
Margin of victory			228	2.26%	0.24
Turnout			10,103	90.58%	24.80
Registered electors			11,348		3.58
	Independent gain from INC		Swing

Assembly Election 1990

1990 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election  : Pongchau-Wakka ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Anok Wangsa	2,016	28.65%	9.37
	Independent	Wangma Wangsa	1,874	26.63%	New
	JD	Pongbo Wangsa	1,695	24.09%	New
	Independent	Wangpoi Wangsa	1,452	20.63%	New
Margin of victory			142	2.02%	7.50
Turnout			7,037	66.38%	21.27
Registered electors			10,956		24.08
	INC hold		Swing	9.37

Assembly Election 1984

1984 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election  : Pongchau-Wakka ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Hejam Ponglaham	1,442	38.02%	New
	PPA	Anok	1,081	28.50%	13.35
	Independent	Chanwang Wangsa	784	20.67%	New
	Independent	Nokram Wangham	486	12.81%	New
Margin of victory			361	9.52%	33.29
Turnout			3,793	45.71%	17.81
Registered electors			8,830		13.26
	INC gain from INC(I)		Swing	19.94

Assembly Election 1980

1980 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election  : Pongchau-Wakka ^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC(I)	Hejam Ponglaham	1,136	57.96%	New
	PPA	Atem Biham	297	15.15%	New
	Independent	Achingh Wangham	290	14.80%	New
	Independent	Nokram Wangham	237	12.09%	New
Margin of victory			839	42.81%	23.55
Turnout			1,960	26.98%	3.90
Registered electors			7,796		0.45
	INC(I) gain from JP		Swing	1.67

Assembly Election 1978

1978 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election  : Pongchau-Wakka ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JP	Wnagnam Wangshu	1,344	59.63%	New
	Independent	Aching	910	40.37%	New
Margin of victory			434	19.25%
Turnout			2,254	30.67%
Registered electors			7,761
	JP win (new seat)

See also

• Pongchau-Wakka
• Longding district
• List of constituencies of Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly

References

1. Elections in
2. Election Commission of India
3. Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
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