Tapir Gao (born 1 October 1964) is an Indian politician. He is the president of Arunachal Pradesh unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha (2004-2009), representing the Arunachal East constituency for BJP. He lost from that seat in 2009 and 2014, but was elected to Lok Sabha for the second time in 2019. Gao was General Secretary of BJP in 2011[1] and is currently[as of?] national executive member of the BJP.[2]
Tapir Gao | |
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 Gao at an event in Itanagar, 2019 | |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 23 May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Ninong Ering |
| Constituency | East Arunachal Pradesh |
| In office 13 May 2004 – 16 May 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Wangcha Rajkumar |
| Succeeded by | Ninong Ering |
| Constituency | East Arunachal Pradesh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 October 1964 Molom, Arunachal Pradesh, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse |
Yamot Dui Gao (m. 1989) |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence(s) | Ruksin, East Siang, Arunachal Pradesh, India |
| Alma mater | Arunachal University of Studies |
As of 1 March, 2006 Source: [1] | |
In February 2020, in the Lok Sabha, he raised the issue of several areas in Arunachal Pradesh being left out from the political map of India.[3][4] This included "Hadigra Dakahru Pass, Galai Tagaru Pass... in Chaglagam area"[4]
He resides at Village Ruksin in East Siang district.[5]
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ "Press statement issued by BJP National General Secretary Shri Tapir Gao". Archived from the original on 6 January 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
- ^ http://www.bjp.org/organisation/national-executive
- ^ "MP Tapir Gao bats for new political map of Arunachal Pradesh". EastMojo. 5 February 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Tapir Gao pleads Centre for redrawing political map to include several places - Sentinelassam". www.sentinelassam.com. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- ^ "Member's Bioprofile".
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