Chowkham is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Arunachal Pradesh state in India.[2]
| Chowkham | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 46 for the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Northeast India |
| State | Arunachal Pradesh |
| District | Namsai |
| LS constituency | Arunachal East |
| Established | 1990 |
| Total electors | 14,058[1] [needs update] |
| Reservation | ST |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 11th Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
It is part of Namsai district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes. As of 2019, it is represented by Chowna Mein of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[3][needs update]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
edit| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Sokio Dellang | Independent politician | |
| 1995 | Chowna Mein | Indian National Congress | |
| 1999 | Indrajit Namchoom | Independent politician | |
| 2004 | Chowna Mein | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2009[4] | Chowna Mein | Indian National Congress | |
| 2014[5] | |||
| 2019[3] | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 2024[6][7] | |||
Election results
editAssembly Election 2024
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Chowna Mein | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 14,338 |  1.80
| |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 2019
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Chowna Mein | 8,908 | 82.03% | 55.24
| |
| INC | Khunang Kri | 1,617 | 14.89% |  40.79
| |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 334 | 3.08% | 1.38
| |
| Margin of victory | 7,291 | 67.14% | 38.25
| ||
| Turnout | 10,859 | 77.10% | 0.62
| ||
| Registered electors | 14,084 | 7.54
| |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | 26.35
|
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Assembly Election 2014
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Chowna Mein | 5,578 | 55.69% | 5.26
| |
| BJP | Sotai Kri | 2,684 | 26.79% | New | |
| Independent | Chow Rajanam Namchoom | 802 | 8.01% | New | |
| Independent | Sotothalai | 783 | 7.82% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 170 | 1.70% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,894 | 28.89% | 6.99
| ||
| Turnout | 10,017 | 76.48% | 1.18
| ||
| Registered electors | 13,097 | 1.27
| |||
| INC hold | Swing | 5.26
|
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Assembly Election 2009
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Chowna Mein | 6,279 | 60.95% | 40.37
| |
| NCP | Chow Chinakong Namchoom | 4,023 | 39.05% | 29.48
| |
| Margin of victory | 2,256 | 21.90% | 14.31
| ||
| Turnout | 10,302 | 77.66% | 14.72
| ||
| Registered electors | 13,265 | 0.16
| |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 2004
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Chowna Mein | 2,431 | 29.07% | 23.25
| |
| Independent | Chow Indrajit Namchoom | 1,796 | 21.48% | New | |
| INC | Nang Frica Namshum | 1,721 | 20.58% | 18.93
| |
| Independent | Sokio Dellang | 1,615 | 19.31% | New | |
| NCP | Chow Noumee Namshoom | 800 | 9.57% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 635 | 7.59% | 7.58
| ||
| Turnout | 8,363 | 62.95% | 2.21
| ||
| Registered electors | 13,286 | 6.88
| |||
| BJP gain from Independent | Swing | 25.61
|
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Assembly Election 1999
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Indrajit Namchoom | 4,429 | 54.68% | New | |
| INC | Chowna Mein | 3,200 | 39.51% | 8.05
| |
| BJP | Tasaso Yun | 471 | 5.81% | 2.79
| |
| Margin of victory | 1,229 | 15.17% | 4.59
| ||
| Turnout | 8,100 | 67.81% | 14.99
| ||
| Registered electors | 12,431 | 24.91
| |||
| Independent gain from INC | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1995
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Chowna Mein | 3,793 | 47.56% | 26.08
| |
| JD | Indrajit Namchoom | 2,949 | 36.97% | 11.75
| |
| JP | Sokio Dellang | 993 | 12.45% | New | |
| BJP | Tasaso Yun | 241 | 3.02% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 844 | 10.58% | 4.55
| ||
| Turnout | 7,976 | 82.34% | 4.00
| ||
| Registered electors | 9,952 | 34.41
| |||
| INC gain from Independent | Swing | 16.30
|
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Assembly Election 1990
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Sokio Dellang | 1,762 | 31.25% | New | |
| JD | Chowna Mein | 1,422 | 25.22% | New | |
| Independent | Chow Chandret Gohain | 1,243 | 22.05% | New | |
| INC | Chow Tiyat Manjeykhun | 1,211 | 21.48% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 340 | 6.03% | |||
| Turnout | 5,638 | 77.66% | |||
| Registered electors | 7,404 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
See also
editReferences
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