Tezu Assembly constituency

Tezu
Tezu
Constituency No. 44 for the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Arunachal Pradesh
District	Lohit
Lok Sabha constituency	Arunachal East
Established	1990
Total electors	20,761
Reservation	ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
	11th Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent Mohesh Chai
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party

Tezu is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Arunachal Pradesh state in India.^[1]

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It is part of Lohit district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes. As of 2019, it is represented by Karikho Kri, an Independent politician.^[2]^{[needs update]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Dr. Mahesh Chai	8,535	51.70%	6.40
	NPP	Karikho Kri	5,730	34.71%	New
	Independent	Badang Tayang	1,716	10.39%	New
	INC	Jeremai Krong	348	2.11%	4.57
	NOTA	None of the Above	180	1.09%	0.69
Margin of victory			2,805	16.99%	16.04
Turnout			16,509	79.52%	6.79
Registered electors			20,761		9.93
	BJP gain from Independent		Swing	5.45

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Karikho Kri	7,538	46.25%	*New*
	BJP	Dr. Mahesh Chai	7,383	45.29%	5.69
	INC	Nuney Tayang	1,088	6.67%	40.87
	NOTA	None of the Above	291	1.79%	0.32
Margin of victory			155	0.95%	2.48
Turnout			16,300	86.31%	1.98
Registered electors			18,886		13.60
	Independent gain from BJP		Swing	4.74

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Dr. Mahesh Chai	7,147	50.98%	*New*
	INC	Karikho Kri	6,666	47.55%	17.30
	NOTA	None of the Above	206	1.47%	New
Margin of victory			481	3.43%	26.26
Turnout			14,019	84.32%	1.58
Registered electors			16,625		6.24
	BJP gain from INC		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Karikho Kri	8,397	64.85%	29.73
	AITC	Nakul Chai	4,552	35.15%	New
Margin of victory			3,845	29.69%	3.81
Turnout			12,949	82.75%	22.79
Registered electors			15,649		0.70
	INC gain from Independent		Swing

Members of the Legislative Assembly

1999 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Tezu^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Nakul Chai	3,313	37.58%	17.55
	Independent	Karikho Kri	3,089	35.04%	New
	NCP	Khapriso Krong	1,242	14.09%	New
	AC	Ojimso Tayang	981	11.13%	New
	Independent	Johnum Manyu	191	2.17%	New
Margin of victory			224	2.54%	20.07
Turnout			8,816	67.58%	14.35
Registered electors			13,526		26.34
	INC hold		Swing	17.55

1995 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Tezu^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Sobeng Tayang	4,694	55.13%	9.85
	BJP	Sotai Kri	2,769	32.52%	New
	JD	Nakul Chai	1,051	12.34%	40.50
Margin of victory			1,925	22.61%	15.05
Turnout			8,514	80.59%	12.98
Registered electors			10,706		2.21
	INC gain from JD		Swing

1990 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Tezu^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JD	Nakul Chai	3,850	52.85%	*New*
	INC	Sobeng Tayang	3,299	45.28%	New
	Independent	Geso Chopei	136	1.87%	New
Margin of victory			551	7.56%
Turnout			7,285	68.09%
Registered electors			10,948
	JD win (new seat)