BJP Wins Majority In Arunachal Pradesh, Wins 41 Seats So Far In 60-Member Assembly

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) returned to power in Arunachal Pradesh on Sunday for the third time in a row, as the party secured a majority by winning 41 seats in the 60-member assembly.

Counting of votes is underway for 50 seats for which elections were held in the northeastern state on April 19. The rest 10 seats were won by the saffron party uncontested. Of the 50 seats, the BJP has won 31 and is leading in four others. The National People’s Party (NPP) bagged four seats and the People’s Party of Arunachal secured two. The saffron party’s voter share crossed the 50 percent mark.

Over 50 Percent Voter Share

Chief Minister Pema Khandu is one of the 10 candidates who won unopposed. BJP had won 41 seats in 2019. Tesam Pongte of BJP won from Changlang North defeating his nearest rival Dihom Kitnya of NPP by a margin of 2,002 votes, while the party’s candidate Wangki Lowang won from Namsang seat defeating his nearest rival Ngonglin Boi of NCP by 56 votes.

Balo Raja of BJP won from Palin constituency defeating his nearest rival Mayu Taring of NPP by 5,040 votes. Hayeng Mangfi of BJP won from Chayang-Tajo seat defeating his nearest rival Kompu Dolo of Congress by a margin of 6,685 votes. Mangfi retained the seat.

Chakat Aboh of BJP won from Khonsa West by defeating her nearest rival Yang Sen Matey of NCP by 804 votes. She retained the seat. BJP’s Tsering Lhamu won from Lumla constituency defeating her nearest rival Jampa Thirnly Kunkhap of Congress by a margin of 1,531 votes. Lhamu retained the seat.

Puinnyo Apum of BJP won from Dambuk constituency defeating his nearest rival Raju Tayeng of People’s Party of Arunachal (PPA) by a margin of 222 votes. BJP candidate Rode Bui won Dumporijo seat defeating his opponent Tabe Doni of NPP by 1,591 votes. Bui retained the seat.

Ealing Tallang of BJP won from Seppa East seat defeating Tame Gyadi of Congress by 5,600 votes. BJP’s Mahesh Chai won the Tezu-Sunpura seat defeating NPP candidate Karikho Kri by a margin of 2,805 votes. Rotom Tebin of BJP won from Raga constituency defeating Ajay Murtem of NPP by 2,934 votes. NPP candidate Pesi Jilen won from Liromoba defeating his opponent Nyamar Karbak of BJP by a margin of 1,698 votes.

(With agency inputs)

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