Election Name: | Arunachal Pradesh Assembly Elections 2019 |
Country: | India |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Year: | 2014 |
Next Year: | 2024 |
Seats For Election: | 57 seats to Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly (3 uncontested and won) |
Majority Seats: | 31 |
Turnout: | 82.17% |
Leader4: | Nabam Tuki |
Party4: | Indian National Congress |
Alliance4: | UPA |
Leaders Seat4: | Sagalee |
Seats Before4: | 3 |
Seats4: | 4 |
Seat Change4: | 1 |
Percentage4: | 16.86% |
Swing4: | 32.6% |
Leader5: | Kamen Ringu |
Party5: | People's Party of Arunachal |
Alliance5: | - |
Seats Before5: | 5 |
Seats5: | 1 |
Seat Change5: | 1 |
Percentage5: | 1.71% |
Swing5: | 7% |
Leader Since2: | - |
Party2: | Janata Dal (United) |
Alliance2: | NDA |
Leaders Seat2: | - |
Seats Before2: | New |
Seats2: | 7 |
Seat Change2: | New |
Percentage2: | 9.89% |
Swing2: | New |
Leader1: | Pema Khandu |
Colour1: | FF9900 |
Leader Since1: | 2016 |
Party1: | BJP |
Alliance1: | NDA |
Leaders Seat1: | Mukto |
Seats Before1: | 48 |
Seats1: | 41 |
Seat Change1: | 7 |
Percentage1: | 50.9% |
Swing1: | 20% |
Leader3: | Gicho Kabak |
Leader Since3: | - |
Party3: | National People's Party (India) |
Alliance3: | NDA |
Leaders Seat3: | Did not contest |
Seats Before3: | 7 |
Seats3: | 5 |
Seat Change3: | 2 |
Percentage3: | 14.55% |
Swing3: | New |
Map2 Image: | Bharat Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly 2019.svg |
Map2 Caption: | Structure of the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly after the election |
Chief Minister | |
Before Election: | Pema Khandu |
Before Party: | BJP |
After Election: | Pema Khandu |
After Party: | BJP |
Next Election: | 2024 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election |
Popular Vote1: | 3,15,540 |
Popular Vote2: | 61,325 |
Popular Vote5: | 10,714 |
Popular Vote4: | 1,04,540 |
Popular Vote3: | 90,347 |
Legislative Assembly elections were held in Arunachal Pradesh on April 11 to elect the 60 members of Legislative Assembly. The term of Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly ends on June 1, 2019.[1] [2] This resulted in a landslide victory for Bharatiya Janata Party and its allies. Pema Khandu took oath as Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister on 29 May 2019.
Parties and Coalitions | Popular vote | Seats | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vote | % | +/- | Contested | Won | +/- | |||
Bharatiya Janata Party | 315,540 | 50.86 | 19.89 | 60 | 41 | 7 | ||
61,325 | 9.88 | 9.88 | 15 | 7 | 7 | |||
90,347 | 14.56 | 14.56 | 30 | 5 | 7 | |||
Indian National Congress | 104,540 | 16.85 | 32.65 | 46 | 4 | 1 | ||
People's Party of Arunachal | 10,714 | 1.73 | 7.23 | 9 | 1 | 1 | ||
Janata Dal (Secular) | 13,378 | 2.16 | 2.16 | 12 | 0 | |||
bgcolor=Purple | All Indians Party | 232 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 1 | 0 | ||
Independents | 18,528 | 2.99 | 1.93 | 11 | 2 | |||
None of the above | 5,824 | 0.94 | 0.11 | 60 | Colspan=2 bgcolor="#E9E9E9" | |||
Total | 6,20,428 | 100.00 | 60 | 100.00 | ±0 |
Three-member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Phurpa Tsering from Dirang, Taba Tedir from Yachuli and Kento Jini from Along East were elected unopposed after others' candidature was rejected or the candidates withdrew themselves.[3]
Some major political consequences were: