Tawang Assembly constituency

Tawang
Constituency No. 2 for the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Arunachal Pradesh
District	Tawang
Lok Sabha constituency	Arunachal West
Established	1990
Total electors	10,649
Reservation	ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
11th Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Namgey Tsering
Party	PPA [1]
Alliance	NDA
Elected year	2024

Tawang Assembly constituency is one of the 60 assembly constituencies of Arunachal Pradesh, a northeastern state of India. It is part of Arunachal West Lok Sabha constituency. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election	Member	Party
1990	Thupten Tempa [5]		Indian National Congress
1995
1999
2004	Tsewang Dhondup
2009
2014	Tsering Tashi		Independent politician
2019			Bharatiya Janata Party
2024	Namgey Tsering		National People's Party
			People's Party of Arunachal [1]

Election results

Assembly Election 2024

2024 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Tawang ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NPP	Namgey Tsering	4,667	55.60%	New
	BJP	Tsering Dorjee	3,671	43.73%	29.03
	NOTA	None of the Above	56	0.67%	0.92
Margin of victory			996	11.87%	35.25
Turnout			8,394	78.82%	2.36
Registered electors			10,649		6.81
	NPP gain from BJP		Swing	17.17

Assembly Election 2019

2019 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Tawang

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Tsering Tashi	5,547	72.77%	New
	INC	Thupten Tempa	1,955	25.65%	8.47
	NOTA	Nota	121	1.59%	New
Margin of victory			3,592	47.12%	16.37
Turnout			7,623	76.46%	2.49
Registered electors			9,970		1.11
	BJP gain from Independent		Swing	7.90

Assembly Election 2014

2014 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Tawang ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Tsering Tashi	6,421	80.67%	New
	INC	Tsewang Dhondup	1,367	17.17%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	172	2.16%	New
Margin of victory			5,054	63.49%
Turnout			7,960	78.95%	78.95
Registered electors			10,082		2.75
	Independent gain from INC		Swing

Assembly Election 2009

2009 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Tawang ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Tsewang Dhondup	Unopposed
Registered electors			9,812		14.48
	INC hold		Swing

Assembly Election 2004

2004 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Tawang ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Tsewang Dhondup	3,786	60.80%	New
	Independent	Thupten Tempa	2,441	39.20%	New
Margin of victory			1,345	21.60%
Turnout			6,227	70.05%	72.65
Registered electors			8,571		14.65
	INC hold		Swing

Assembly Election 1999

1999 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Tawang ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Thupten Tempa	Unopposed
Registered electors			7,476		10.04
	INC hold		Swing

Assembly Election 1995

1995 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Tawang ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Thupten Tempa	3,024	51.79%	New
	Independent	Theg Tse Rinpoche	2,815	48.21%	New
Margin of victory			209	3.58%
Turnout			5,839	87.50%	85.94
Registered electors			6,794		4.46
	INC hold		Swing

Assembly Election 1990

1990 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Tawang ^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Thupten Tempa	Unopposed
Registered electors			6,504
	INC win (new seat)

See also

• Tawang
• Tawang district
• List of constituencies of Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly

References

1. "4 NPP MLAs switch allegiance to PPA". The Arunachal Times. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
2. Sitting and previous MLAs from Tawang Assembly Constituency
3. Election Commission of India
4. Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
5. "'Investment risk' behind uncontested wins in Arunachal Pradesh". The Hindu. 28 March 2024. Archived from the original on 17 May 2025. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
6. 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.
7. "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.
8. "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Arunachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 4 April 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
9. "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.
10. "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.
11. "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.
12. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1990 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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