Arunachal Pradesh is a state in northeast India. It was formed from the North-East Frontier Agency (NEFA) region,and India declared it as a state on 20 February 1987. Itanagar is its capital and largest town. It borders the Indian states of Assam and Nagaland to the south. It shares international borders with Bhutan in the west,Myanmar in the east,and a disputed 1,129 km border with China's Tibet Autonomous Region in the north at the McMahon Line. It is disputed by China and claimed as part of Tibet. China occupied some regions of Arunachal Pradesh in 1962 but later withdrew its forces.
The Rajya Sabha,constitutionally the Council of States,is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of India. As of 2023,it has a maximum membership of 250,of which 238 are elected by the legislatures of the states and union territories using single transferable votes through open ballots,while the president can appoint 12 members for their contributions to art,literature,science,and social services. The total allowed capacity is 250 according to article 80 of the Indian Constitution. The current potential seating capacity of the Rajya Sabha is 245,after the Jammu and Kashmir (Reorganisation) Act,2019,the seats came down to 245. The maximum seats of 250 members can be filled up at the discretion and requirements of the house of Rajya Sabha.
The Nocte people,also known as the Nocte Naga,are a Tibeto-Burmese ethnic group primarily living in Northeast Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. They number about 111,679,mainly found in the Patkai hills of Tirap district of Arunachal Pradesh,India. Ethnically related to the Konyak Naga,their origins can be traced back to the Hukong Valley in Myanmar,where they migrated from between the 1670 and 1700.
Tirap district (Pron:/tɪˈɹæp/) is a district located in the southeastern part of the state of Arunachal Pradesh in India. It shares a state border with Assam,an international border with Myanmar and a district border with Changlang and Longding.
Kiren Rijiju is an Indian politician from Arunachal Pradesh who is the Cabinet Minister of Earth Sciences in the Government of India since 2023 and a member of the parliament in Lok Sabha from Arunachal West since 2014 and from 2004 to 2009. Earlier,he served as the Minister of State for Home Affairs from 2014 to 2019,Minister of State for Minority Affairs from 2019 to 2021,Minister of State for Sports and Youth Affairs from 2019 to 2021 and the Law minister from 2021 to 2023.
Deomali is a census town in Tirap district in the state of Arunachal Pradesh,India. The town is surrounded by hills,tea gardens,forests and rivers. It serves as the headquarters of both Deomali sub division and Namsang block. It is considered as the education hub of Tirap district and is home to Wangcha Rajkumar Government College,Deomali and renowned educational institution Ramakrishna Mission School,Narottam Nagar. Deomali also has a centre of Krishi Vigyan Kendra. The Coffee Board of India has established a Technical Evaluation Centre in Deomali,one of its such six centres in India. Additionally,Coffee Board of India maintains a 26 acres coffee plantation in Deomali. The town is 250km from state capital Itanagar,43km from district headquarter Khonsa,30km from Margherita,33km from Naharkatia,46km from Tinsukia,73km from Dibrugarh and 455km from Guwahati.
Tokheho Yepthomi is an Indian politician from Nagaland. He is a former Cabinet Minister of Nagaland and currently Member of Parliament,Lok Sabha for Nagaland.
Ninong Ering is an Indian politician belonging to the Indian National Congress. He represented the Arunachal East in Lok Sabha,the lower house of Indian Parliament from 2009 to 2019. He was the Union Minister of State for Minority Affairs from 2012 to 2014.
Takam Sanjoy is an Indian politician and Member of Parliament belonging to the Indian National Congress. In the 2009 general election he was elected to the 15th Lok Sabha,the lower house of the Parliament of India from the Arunachal West constituency of Arunachal Pradesh.
Miles Bronson (1812–1883),was one of the first American Baptist missionaries who worked in the state of Assam in northeastern India.
Vincent H Pala is an Indian politician belonging to Indian National Congress. He is serving as the incumbent MP from Shillong constituency in the 17th Lok Sabha.
Tomo Riba was an Indian politician. He was the President of the Peoples Party of Arunachal and was the Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh from September 1979 to November 1979. He was elected to the 11th Lok Sabha,lower house of the Parliament of India from the Arunachal West constituency of Arunachal Pradesh in 1996. He died in 2000.
Bakin Pertin was an Indian politician. Pertin belonged to the Adi people. He was one of the first elected Lok Sabha members of Arunachal Pradesh,and later became a Member of the Legislative Assembly of that state.
James Lowangcha Wanglat is an Indian politician. He has served as Home,Finance and Civil Supplies Minister of State in Government of Arunachal Pradesh.
Daying Ering (1929–1970) was an Indian politician from Arunachal Pradesh. He was the chairman of the Ering Commission which heavily influenced the country's panchayati raj system.
Wangcha Rajkumar was an Indian politician and former Member of Parliament,Lok Sabha representing Arunachal Pradesh East from 1996 to 2004. He was assassinated by unidentified assailants of on 23 December 2007.
K. Asungba Sangtam is an Indian politician,social worker and a former member of Lok Sabha from Nagaland. He was a member of the 12th and 13th Lok Sabha representing Nagaland Lok Sabha constituency.
Wangki Lowang a politician from Bharatiya Janata Party is a Member of Legislative Assembly representing Namsang in the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly since 1999. He was member of Indian National Congress until December 2015. He was one of 21 MLAs who broke from Indian National Congress to join People's Party of Arunachal. He became Speaker of the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly in February 2016. Alo Libang is his deputy.
Laeta Umbreya is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha,the lower house of the Parliament of India from the Arunachal East constituency of Arunachal Pradesh as a member of the Indian National Congress.
Sobeng Tayeng is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha,the lower house of the Parliament of India from the Arunachal East constituency of Arunachal Pradesh as a member of the Indian National Congress.
