2014 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election explained

Election Name:Arunachal Pradesh Assembly Elections 2014
Country:India
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Previous Year:2009
Next Year:2019
Election Date:9 April 2014
Seats For Election:60
Turnout:80.78%[1]
Image1:File:Nabam Tuki (cropped).jpg
Leader1:Nabam Tuki
Leader Since1:2011
Party1:Indian National Congress
Alliance1:UPA
Leaders Seat1:Sagalee
Last Election1:2009
Seats Before1:42
Seats Needed1:31
Seats1:42
Popular Vote1:251575
Percentage1:49.5 %
Swing1: 0.88 %
Party2:Bharatiya Janata Party
Alliance2:NDA
Leaders Seat2:none
Last Election2:2009
Seats Before2:3
Seats Needed2:31
Seats2:11
Seat Change2: 8
Popular Vote2:157412
Percentage2:30.97 %
Swing2: 25.76 %
Image3:File:Indian Election Symbol Maize.svg
Party3:People's Party of Arunachal
Alliance3:NDA
Leaders Seat3:none
Seats Before3:4
Seats Needed3:31
Seats3:5
Seat Change3: 1
Popular Vote3:45,532
Percentage3:8.96 %
Swing3: 1.69 %
Map2 Image:Bharat Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly 2014.svg
Map2 Caption:Structure of the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly after the election
Chief Minister
Before Election:Nabam Tuki
Before Party:Indian National Congress
Aftertitle:Chief Minister
After Election:Nabam Tuki
After Party:Indian National Congress

The Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, 2014 took place on 9 April 2014 along with the parliamentary election 2014. The votes were counted on 16 May 2014. The election was held in the state for all 60 seats of the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly.[2]

Results

INC won the election by winning 42 seats out of 60 and BJP won 11 seats.

!colspan=8||-! colspan="2" rowspan="2" width="150" |Parties and Coalitions! colspan="3" | Popular vote! colspan="3" |Seats|-! width="70" | Vote! width="45" | %! width ="50"| +/-! Contested! Won!+/-|-| style="background-color: " ||Indian National Congress|2,51,575|49.50|0.88|60|42||-| style="background-color:" ||Bharatiya Janata Party|1,57,412|30.97|25.76|42|11|8|-|style="background-color: "||People's Party of Arunachal|45,532|8.96|1.69|16|5|1|-|style="background-color: "||Nationalist Congress Party|19505|3.84|15.49|9|0|5|-|style="background-color: "||Naga People's Front|3,788|0.75|0.75|11|0||-|style="background-color: "||Aam Aadmi Party|142|0.03|0.03|1|0||-|style="background-color:grey"||Independents|24,985|4.92|2.77|16|2|1|-| |None of the above|5,322|1.05|1.05|60|Colspan=2 bgcolor="#E9E9E9"||-| colspan="8" bgcolor="#E9E9E9"||- style="font-weight:bold;"| align="left" colspan="2"| Total| 5,08,261| 100.00| bgcolor="#E9E9E9"|| 60| 100.00| ±0|}Source:[3]

By constituency

Assembly Constituency! colspan="4"
WinnerRunner UpMargin
NameCandidatePartyVotesCandidatePartyVotes
1LumlaJambey TashiIndian National Congress4254Theg Tse RinpocheIndependent27551499
2TawangTsering TashiIndependent6421Tsewang DhondupIndian National Congress13675054
3MuktoPema KhanduIndian National CongressColspan=6Elected Unopposed
4DirangPhurpa TseringIndian National CongressColspan=6Elected Unopposed
5KalaktangTenzing Norbu ThongdokIndian National Congress4110Tsering Sonambgcolor=greenPeople's Party of Arunachal3401709
6Kumsi SidisowIndian National Congress7873Gandhi SakrinsowBharatiya Janata Party27905083
7BomdilaJapu DeruBharatiya Janata Party4345R T KhunjujuIndian National Congress3660685
8BamengKumar WaiiIndian National Congress5080Vijay SonamBharatiya Janata Party32211859
9ChayangtajoKarya BagangIndian National Congress4343L K YangfoBharatiya Janata Party3928415
10Seppa EastTapuk TakuIndian National Congress5134Lelung LingfaBharatiya Janata Party23662768
11Seppa WestMama NatungIndian National CongressColspan=6Elected Unopposed
12Pakke-KessangKameng DoloIndian National CongressColspan=6Elected Unopposed
13ItanagarTechi KasoIndian National Congress18790Tame PhassangBharatiya Janata Party139494841
14DoimukhNabam RebiaIndian National CongressColspan=6Elected Unopposed
15SagaleeNabam TukiIndian National CongressColspan=6Elected Unopposed
16YachuliLikha SaayaIndian National Congress6685Taba NirmaliNationalist Congress Party661570
17Ziro-HapoliTage TakiBharatiya Janata Party8885Padi RichoIndian National Congress76661219
18PalinTakam ParioIndian National CongressColspan=6Elected Unopposed
19NyapinBamang FelixIndian National CongressColspan=6Elected Unopposed
20TaliMarkio TadoIndian National Congress4762Thaji Gichak KiogiNationalist Congress Party3949813
21KoloriangPani Tarambgcolor=greenPeople's Party of Arunachal4974Lokam TassarIndian National Congress4697277
22NachoTanga ByalingIndian National CongressColspan=6Elected Unopposed
23TalihaPunji MaraIndian National CongressColspan=6Elected Unopposed
24DaporijoDikto YekarIndian National Congress6278Tapen SigaBharatiya Janata Party624137
25RagaTamar MurtemBharatiya Janata Party6401Nido PavitraIndian National Congress638021
26DumporijoPaknga BageIndependent5500Takar MardeIndian National Congress41431357
27LiromobaJarbom GamlinIndian National Congress5483Bai GadiBharatiya Janata Party41791304
28LikabaliJomde KenaIndian National Congress3524Yai MaraIndependent2972552
29BasarGojen GadiIndian National Congress7206Togo Basarbgcolor=greenPeople's Party of Arunachal54071799
30Along WestTumke BagraBharatiya Janata Party6312Gadam EteIndian National Congress37262586
31Along EastJarkar GamlinIndian National Congress4409Tummar BagraNationalist Congress Party3477932
32RumgongTamiyo TagaBharatiya Janata Party4609Talem TabohIndian National Congress4419190
33MechukaPasang Dorjee Sonabgcolor=greenPeople's Party of Arunachal3825Tori RagyorIndian National Congress377946
34Alo LibangIndian National Congress4834Gegong ApangBharatiya Janata Party4470364
35PanginTapang TalohIndian National Congress5652Ojing TasingBharatiya Janata Party5046606
36Nari-KoyuKento RinaBharatiya Janata Party3264Tako DabiIndian National Congress2875389
37Pasighat WestTatung JamohIndian National Congress5589Tangor TapakBharatiya Janata Party4755834
38Pasighat EastKaling MoyongBharatiya Janata Party7664Bosiram SiramIndian National Congress761450
39MeboLombo TayengIndian National CongressColspan=6Elected Unopposed
40Mariyang-GekuOlom PanyangBharatiya Janata Party4198J K PanggengIndian National Congress41899
41AniniRajesh TachoIndian National Congress1829Eri TayuBharatiya Janata Party1637192
42DambukGum TayengIndian National Congress5473Roding PertinBharatiya Janata Party42841189
43RoingMutchu MithiIndian National Congress5434Laeta Umbreybgcolor=greenPeople's Party of Arunachal32492185
44TezuMahesh ChaiBharatiya Janata Party7147Karikho KriIndian National Congress6666481
45HayuliangKalikho PulIndian National Congress7272Banim KriBharatiya Janata Party15025770
46ChowkhamChow Tewa MeinIndian National Congress5578Sotai KriBharatiya Janata Party26842894
47NamsaiZingnu NamchoomIndian National Congress10402Chow Pingthika NamchoomBharatiya Janata Party60914311
48LekangChowna MeinIndian National Congress6337Bida Takubgcolor=greenPeople's Party of Arunachal51581179
49Bordumsa-DiyunNikh Kaminbgcolor=greenPeople's Party of Arunachal5309C C SingphoIndian National Congress39811328
50MiaoKamlung MossangIndian National Congress8806Chomjong HaidleyBharatiya Janata Party49823824
51NampongLaisam SimaiBharatiya Janata Party3529Setong SenaIndian National Congress3326203
52Phosum KhimhunIndian National Congress3235John JugliNationalist Congress Party12411994
53Tesam PongteBharatiya Janata Party3486Thinghaap TaijuIndian National Congress24491037
54NamsangWangki LowangIndian National Congress2956Wanglong RajkumarBharatiya Janata Party2040916
55Khonsa EastWanglam Sawinbgcolor=greenPeople's Party of Arunachal3169T.L. RajkumarBharatiya Janata Party2292877
56Khonsa WestTirong Abohbgcolor=greenPeople's Party of Arunachal3898Yumsem MateyIndian National Congress19901908
57Wanglin LowangdongIndian National Congress2253Lowangcha WanglatBharatiya Janata Party1939314
58KanubariNewlai TingkhatraIndian National Congress3383Rongnai MahamBharatiya Janata Party333449
59Longding-PumaoThangwang WanghamIndian National Congress4341Tanpho WangnawBharatiya Janata Party3966375
60Honchun NgandamIndian National Congress5432Longwang Wanghambgcolor=greenPeople's Party of Arunachal33942038

Notes and References

  1. News: 70% voter turnout in Arunachal Pradesh is a strong message to China: BJP's Kiren Rijiju. 2014-05-09. CNN-IBN. 22 May 2015.
  2. Web site: Schedule for the General Elections to the Legislative Assembly of Arunachal Pradesh. Election Commission of India. . This is the last time a Congress government has been re-elected as of 2024.
  3. Web site: Statistical Report on General Election, 2014 : To the Legislative Assembly of Arunachal Pradesh . Election Commission of India . July 11, 2015.