2024 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

For Lok Sabha elections, see 2024 Indian general election in Arunachal Pradesh.

Legislative Assembly elections were held in Arunachal Pradesh on 19 April 2024 to elect the 60 members of the 11th Arunachal Pradesh Assembly. The votes were counted and the results were declared on 2 June 2024 the Bharatiya Janata Party has won the election massively with 46 out of 60 seats and Pema Khandu sworn in as Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh for the third time.

2024 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

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50 out of 60 seats in the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly[a] 31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	82.95% (0.78 pp)[b]
Majority party Minority party Third party   Leader Pema Khandu Thangwang Wangham Likha Saaya Party BJP NPP NCP Leader since 2016 2023 2024 Leader's seat Mukto Longding–Pumao Did not contest Last election 50.86%, 41 seats 14.55%, 5 seats New Seats won 46 5 3 Seat change 5 3 Percentage 54.57% 16.11% 10.43% Swing 3.71 pp 1.56 pp 10.43 pp   Fourth party Fifth party   Leader Kahfa Bengia Nabam Tuki Party PPA INC Leader since 2019 2011 Leader's seat - Did not contest Last election 1.71%, 1 seat 16.85%, 4 seats Seats won 2 1 Seat change 1 3 Percentage 7.24% 5.56% Swing 5.53 pp 11.29 pp
Structure of the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly after the election
Chief Minister before election Pema Khandu BJP Chief Minister after election Pema Khandu BJP

Background

The tenure of Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly was scheduled to end on 2 June 2024.^[1] The previous assembly elections were held in April 2019. After the election, Bharatiya Janata Party formed the state government, with Pema Khandu becoming the Chief Minister.^[2]

Schedule

The schedule of the election was announced by the Election Commission of India on 16 March 2024.^[3]

Poll Event	Schedule
Notification Date	20 March 2024
Last Date for filing nomination	27 March 2024
Scrutiny of nomination	28 March 2024
Last Date for Withdrawal of nomination	30 March 2024
Date of Poll	19 April 2024
Date of Counting of Votes	2 June 2024

Parties and alliances

Party		Flag	Symbol	Leader	Seats Contested[4][5]
	Bharatiya Janata Party			Pema Khandu	60
	National People's Party			Thangwang Wangham	20
	Indian National Congress			Nabam Tuki	19
	Nationalist Congress Party			Likha Saaya	14
	People's Party of Arunachal			Kahfa Bengia[6]	11

Candidates

District	Constituency
			BJP[7][4]			INC[4]			NPP[4]
Tawang	1	Lumla		BJP	Tsering Lhamu		INC	Jampa Thirnly Kunkhap
	2	Tawang		BJP	Tsering Dorjee					NPP	Namgey Tsering
	3	Mukto		BJP	Pema Khandu
West Kameng	4	Dirang		BJP	Phurpa Tsering					NPP	Yeshi Tsewang
	5	Kalaktang		BJP	Tseten Chombay Kee
	6	Thrizino-Buragaon		BJP	Kumsi Sidisow
	7	Bomdila		BJP	Dongru Siongju
Bichom	8	Bameng		BJP	Doba Lamnio		INC	Kumar Wali
East Kameng	9	Chayangtajo		BJP	Hayeng Mangfi		INC	Kompu Dolo
	10	Seppa East		BJP	Eallimg Talang		INC	Tame Gyadi
	11	Seppa West		BJP	Mama Natung					NPP	Tani Loffa
Pakke-Kessang	12	Pakke-Kessang		BJP	Biyuram Wahge		INC	Gollo Yapang Tana
Papum Pare	13	Itanagar		BJP	Techi Kaso
	14	Doimukh		BJP	Tana Hali Tara		INC	Nabam Tado
	15	Sagalee		BJP	Ratu Techi
Keyi Panyor	16	Yachuli		BJP	Taba Tedir
Lower Subansiri	17	Ziro-Hapoli		BJP	Hage Appa
Kra-Daadi	18	Palin		BJP	Balo Raja		INC	Tarh Johny		NPP	Mayu Taring
Kurung Kumey	19	Nyapin		BJP	Tai Nikio
Kra-Daadi	20	Tali		BJP	Jikke Tako
Kurung Kumey	21	Koloriang		BJP	Pani Taram
Upper Subansiri	22	Nacho		BJP	Nakap Nalo		INC	Tanga Byaling
	23	Taliha		BJP	Nyato Rigia
	24	Daporijo		BJP	Taniya Soki		INC	Reri Kirbe Dulom		NPP	Dikto Yekar
Kamle	25	Raga		BJP	Rotom Tebin					NPP	Ajay Murtem
Upper Subansiri	26	Dumporijo		BJP	Rode Bui					NPP	Tabe Doni
West Siang	27	Liromoba		NPP	Pesi Jilen
Lower Siang	28	Likabali		BJP	Kardo Nyigyor
Lepa Rada	29	Basar		BJP	Nyabi Jini Dirchi					NPP	Gokar Basar
West Siang	30	Along West		BJP	Topin Ete					NPP	Nyamo Ete
	31	Along East		BJP	Kento Jini
Siang district	32	Rumgong		BJP	Talem Taboh		INC	Taling Yaying		NPP	Taja Bonung
Shi Yomi	33	Mechuka		BJP	Pasang Dorjee Sona
Upper Siang	34	Tuting-Yingkiong		BJP	Alo Libang
Siang district	35	Pangin		BJP	Ojing Tasing		INC	Takku Jerang		NPP	Tamo Taggu
Lower Siang	36	Nari-Koyu		BJP	Tojir Kadu
East Siang	37	Pasighat West		BJP	Ninong Ering
	38	Pasighat East		BJP	Kaling Moyong					NPP	Tapi Darang
	39	Mebo		BJP	Lombo Tayeng
Upper Siang	40	Mariyang-Geku		BJP	Olom Panyang					NPP	Oni Panyang
Dibang Valley	41	Anini		BJP	Mopi Mihu
Lower Dibang Valley	42	Dambuk		BJP	Puinnyo Apum		INC	Tobing Lego
	43	Roing		BJP	Mutchu Mithi
Lohit	44	Tezu		BJP	Mahesh Chai		INC	Jermai Krong		NPP	Karikho Kri
Anjaw	45	Hayuliang		BJP	Dasanglu Pul
Namsai	46	Chowkham		BJP	Chowna Mein
	47	Namsai		BJP	Chau Zingnu Namchoom
	48	Lekang		BJP	Sujana Namchoom		INC	Tana Tamar Tara
Changlang	49	Bordumsa-Diyun		BJP	Somlung Mossang
	50	Miao		BJP	Kamlung Mosang		INC	Chatu Longri
	51	Nampong		BJP	Izmir Tikhak		INC	Khimshom Mossang
	52	Changlang South		BJP	Hamjong Tangha					NPP	Timpu Ngemu
	53	Changlang North		BJP	Tesam Pongte		INC	Marina Kenglang		NPP	Dihom Kitnya
Tirap	54	Namsang		BJP	Wangki Lowang
	55	Khonsa East		BJP	Kamrang Tesia					NPP	Nokju Wanghop
	56	Khonsa West		BJP	Chakat Aboh		INC	Tangse Tekwa
	57	Borduria-Bogapani		BJP	Wanglin Lowangdong
Longding	58	Kanubari		BJP	Gabriel Denwang Wangsu		INC	Sompha Wangsa		NPP	Panjam Wangsa
	59	Longding-Pumao		BJP	Tanpho Wangnaw					NPP	Thangwang Wangham
	60	Pongchau-Wakka		BJP	Honchun Ngandam

Surveys and polls

Exit polls

Polling agency	BJP	INC	Others	Lead
	Axis My India[8]	44-51	1-4	4-12

Results

Results by party

Party		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Contested	Won	+/−
	Bharatiya Janata Party	332,773	54.57%	3.71	60 (10 unopposed)	46[9]	5
	National People's Party	98,254	16.11%	1.55	20	5
	Nationalist Congress Party	63,630	10.43%	10.43	14	3	3
	People's Party of Arunachal	44,176	7.24%	5.51	11	2	1
	Indian National Congress	33,877	5.56%	11.29	20	1	3
	Other parties	32,103	5.26%		5	0	7
	Independents				14	3	1
	NOTA	4,010	0.66%	0.28
Total			100%	-	143	60	-

Results by district

District	Seats
		BJP	NPP	INC	Others
Tawang	3	2	1	0	0
West Kameng	4	3	0	0	1
Bichom	1	0	0	1	0
East Kameng	3	3	0	0	0
Pakke-Kessang	1	1	0	0	0
Papum Pare	3	2	0	0	1
Keyi Panyor	1	0	0	0	1
Lower Subansiri	1	1	0	0	0
Kra-Daadi	2	2	0	0	0
Kurung Kumey	2	2	0	0	0
Upper Subansiri	4	4	0	0	0
Kamle	1	1	0	0	0
West Siang	3	2	1	0	0
Lower Siang	2	2	0	0	0
Lepa Rada	1	1	0	0	0
Siang	2	2	0	0	0
Shi Yomi	1	1	0	0	0
Upper Siang	2	1	1	0	0
East Siang	3	1	1	0	1
Dibang Valley	1	1	0	0	0
Lower Dibang Valley	2	2	0	0	0
Lohit	1	1	0	0	0
Anjaw	1	1	0	0	0
Namsai	3	2	0	0	1
Changlang	5	3	0	0	2
Tirap	4	3	0	0	1
Longding	3	2	1	0	0
Total	60	46	5	1	8

Results by constituency

Result by constituency

Constituency		Winner[10][11][12][13]					Runner Up					Margin
#	Name	Candidate	Party		Votes	%	Candidate	Party		Votes	%
Tawang district
1	Lumla	Tsering Lhamu		BJP	5,040	58.51	Jampa Thirnly Kunkhap		INC	3,509	40.74	1,531
2	Tawang	Namgey Tsering		NPP	4,667	55.6	Tsering Dorjee		BJP	3,671	43.73	996
3	Mukto	Pema Khandu		BJP	Elected unopposed
West Kameng district
4	Dirang	Phurpa Tsering		BJP	7,430	54.08	Yeshi Tsewang		NPP	6,228	44.33	1,202
5	Kalaktang	Tseten Chombay Kee		BJP	6,030	65.03	Wangdi Dorjee Khrimey		NCP	3,161	35.09	2,869
6	Thrizino-Buragaon	Tenzin Nyima Glow		IND	5,593	51.36	Kumsi Sidisow		BJP	5,193	47.69	400
7	Bomdila	Dongru Siongju		BJP	Elected unopposed
Bichom district
8	Bameng	Kumar Waii		INC	6,554	52.36	Doba Lamnio		BJP	5,919	47.28	635
East Kameng district
9	Chayangtajo	Hayeng Mangfi		BJP	8,809	80.35	Kompu Dolo		INC	2,124	19.37	6,685
10	Seppa East	Ealing Tallang		BJP	7,412	79.95	Tame Gyadi		INC	1,812	19.54	5,600
11	Seppa West	Mama Natung		BJP	4,430	58.14	Tani Loffa		NPP	3,181	41.75	1,249
Pakke-Kessang district
12	Pakke-Kessang	Biyuram Wahge		BJP	3,933	47.48	Techi Hemu		NCP	3,120	37.66	813
Papum Pare district
13	Itanagar	Techi Kaso		BJP	Elected unopposed
14	Doimukh	Nabam Vivek		PPA	11,409	54.48	Tana Hali Tara		BJP	8,879	42.4	2,530
15	Sagalee	Ratu Techi		BJP	Elected unopposed
Keyi Panyor district
16	Yachuli	Toko Tatung		NCP	8,285	50.57	Taba Tedir		BJP	8,027	49.17	228
Lower Subansiri district
17	Ziro-Hapoli	Hage Appa		BJP	Elected unopposed
Kra Daadi district
18	Palin	Balo Raja		BJP	10,029	65.19	Mayu Taring		NPP	4,989	32.43	5,040
Kurung Kumey district
19	Nyapin	Tai Nikio		BJP	7,896	54.01	Tadar Mangku		PPA	6,714	45.92	1,182
Kra Daadi district
20	Tali	Jikke Tako		BJP	Elected unopposed
Kurung Kumey district
21	Koloriang	Pani Taram		BJP	11,594	90.53	Kahfa Bengia		PPA	1,044	8.15	10,550
Upper Subansiri district
22	Nacho	Nakap Nalo		BJP	5,415	57.08	Tanga Byaling		INC	4,042	42.61	1,373
23	Taliha	Nyato Rigia		BJP	Elected unopposed
24	Daporijo	Taniya Soki		BJP	6,671	49.7	Dikto Yekar		NPP	6,443	48	228
Kamle district
25	Raga	Rotom Tebin		BJP	8,791	59.91	Ajay Murtem		NPP	5,857	39.91	2,934
Upper Subansiri district
26	Dumporijo	Rode Bui		BJP	6,400	57.01	Tabe Doni		NPP	4,809	42.84	1,591
West Siang district
27	Liromoba	Pesi Jilen		NPP	7,206	56.55	Nyamar Karbak		BJP	5,508	43.22	1,698
Lower Siang district
28	Likabali	Kardo Nyigyor		BJP	6,607	62	Moli Riba		IND	4,002	37.55	2,605
Lepa Rada district
29	Basar	Nyabi Jini Dirchi		BJP	9,174	55.26	Gokar Basar		NPP	7,383	44.47	1,791
West Siang district
30	Along West	Topin Ete		BJP	7,629	57.1	Nyamo Ete		NPP	5,678	42.5	1,951
31	Along East	Kento Jini		BJP	7,380	63.39	Jarkar Gamlin		NPP	4,222	36.27	3,158
Siang district
32	Rumgong	Talem Taboh		BJP	5,862	52.48	Taja Bonung		NPP	4,680	41.89	1,182
Shi Yomi district
33	Mechuka	Pasang Dorjee Sona		BJP	6,320	62.42	Aju Chije		NCP	3,762	37.16	2,558
Upper Siang
34	Tuting-Yingkiong	Alo Libang		BJP	6,095	53.76	Nobeng Burung		PPA	5,180	45.69	915
Siang district
35	Pangin	Ojing Tasing		BJP	7,500	58.53	Tapang Taloh		NCP	4,906	38.16	2,594
Lower Siang district
36	Nari-Koyu	Tojir Kadu		BJP	4,545	60.59	Gegong Apang		IND	2,896	38.61	1,649
East Siang district
37	Pasighat West	Ninong Ering		BJP	8,049	59.5	Tapyam Pada		NCP	5,178	38.28	2,871
38	Pasighat East	Tapi Darang		NPP	9,070	50.4	Kaling Moyong		BJP	8,749	48.62	321
39	Mebo	Oken Tayeng		PPA	6,287	53.77	Lombo Tayeng		BJP	5,270	45.07	1,017
Upper Siang district
40	Mariyang-Geku	Oni Panyang		NPP	6,115	52.78	Olom Panyang		BJP	5,442	46.97	673
Dibang Valley district
41	Anini	Mopi Mihu		BJP	2,711	63.62	Eri Tayu		IND	1,538	36.09	1,173
Lower Dibang Valley district
42	Dambuk	Puinnyo Apum		BJP	6,009	49.17	Raju Tayeng		PPA	5,787	47.35	222
43	Roing	Mutchu Mithi		BJP	Elected unopposed
Lohit district
44	Tezu	Mahesh Chai		BJP	8,535	51.7	Karikho Kri		NPP	5,730	34.71	2,805
Anjaw district
45	Hayuliang	Dasanglu Pul		BJP	Elected unopposed
Namsai district
46	Chowkham	Chowna Mein		BJP	Elected unopposed
47	Namsai	Zingnu Namchoom		BJP	14,540	68.88	Likha Saaya		NCP	5,984	28.35	8,556
48	Lekang	Likha Soni		NCP	7,804	45.28	Chow Sujana Namchoom		BJP	7,150	41.49	654
Changlang district
49	Bordumsa-Diyun	Nikh Kamin		NCP	10,497	51.04	Somlung Mossang		BJP	9,145	44.46	1,352
50	Miao	Kamlung Mossang		BJP	11,021	57.62	Chatu Longri		INC	7,894	41.27	3,127
51	Nampong	Laisam Simai		IND	3,180	36.06	Izmir Tikhak		BJP	3,112	35.29	68
52	Changlang South	Hamjongh Tangha		BJP	3,654	61.84	Timpu Ngemu		NPP	2,172	36.76	1,482
53	Changlang North	Tesam Pongte		BJP	4,524	51.81	Dihom Kitnya		NPP	2,522	28.88	2,002
Tirap district
54	Namsang	Wangki Lowang		BJP	3,781	49.65	Ngonglin Boi		NCP	3,725	48.92	56
55	Khonsa East	Wanglam Sawin		IND	4,544	55.82	Kamrang Tesia		BJP	2,328	28.6	2,216
56	Khonsa West	Chakat Aboh		BJP	4,093	40.08	Yang Sen Matey		NCP	4,289	32.2	804
57	Borduria-Bogapani	Wangling Lowangdong		BJP	4,731	57.19	Jowang Hosai		NCP	3,279	39.63	1,452
Longding district
58	Kanubari	Gabriel Denwang Wangsu		BJP	5,584	47.1	Panjam Wangsa		NPP	3,525	29.73	2,059
59	Longding-Pumao	Thangwang Wangham		NPP	6,702	50.45	Tanpho Wangnaw		BJP	6,533	49.18	169
60	Pongchau-Wakka	Honchun Ngandam		BJP	9,623	65.44	Holai Wangsa		IND	4,961	33.73	4,662

Notes

1. 10 BJP MLAs were elected unopposed.
2. does not include postal ballots