The Congress party on Thursday, March 21, released its first list of 34 candidates for the
Assembly elections in Arunachal Pradesh. Voting for the Assembly polls and 2024 Lok Sabha elections will be held in the state simultaneously on April 19. The counting of votes for Assembly elections will be held on June 2, while the results for the 2024 general elections will be announced on June 4.
Arunachal Pradesh has a total of 8,86,848 eligible voters, including 4,49,050 females, 5,740 service voters and five third-gender voters. The Election Commission recently said that the state has 2,226 polling booths –156 of which will be managed entirely by women.
In the 2019 Arunachal Pradesh Assembly elections, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) secured a landslide victory, bagging 41 of the 60 seats with a 50.9% vote share. The JD(U) won seven seats, while the National People's Party (NPP) managed to bag five. The Congress and Peoples Party of Arunachal were restricted to a mere four seats and one seat each. The state witnessed an 82.17% voter turnout last time.
There are a total of 60 seats in the Arunachal Pradesh Assembly. Of these, 53 are reserved for the Scheduled Tribes (ST) and the rest are unreserved.
Here's a complete list of 34 candidates announced by the Congress party:
| Constituency No. | Assembly constituencies | Congress candidates |
| 3 | Mukto | Sanhey Phuntsok |
| 8 | Bameng | Kumar Wali |
| 9 | Chayangtajo | Kompu Dolo |
| 10 | Seppa East | Tame Gyadi |
| 12 | Pakke-Kasang | Gollo Yapung Tana |
| 13 | Itanagar | Yumlam Achung |
| 14 | Doimukh | Nabam Tado |
| 18 | Palin | Takam Pario |
| 20 | Tali | Er Rughu Tado |
| 22 | Nacho | Tanga Byaling |
| 24 | Daporijo | Reri Kirbe Dulom |
| 29 | Basar | Yomkar Riba |
| 32 | Rumgong | Tallng Yaying |
| 35 | Pangin | Takku Jerang |
| 36 | Nari-Koyu | Bimar Dabi |
| 37 | Pasighat West | Tapyam Pada |
| 38 | Pasighat East | Okom Yosung |
| 39 | Mebo | Karo Tayeng |
| 40 | Mariyang-Geku | Er Losi Lego |
| 41 | Anini | Eri Tayu |
| 42 | Dambuk | Tobing Lego |
| 43 | Roing | Chenge Mitapo |
| 44 | Tezu | Jermai Krong |
| 45 | Mayuliang | Bafutso Krong |
| 46 | Namsai | Shotike Hopak |
| 47 | Chowkham | Bayamso Kri |
| 48 | Lekang | Tana Tamar Tara |
| 50 | Miao | Chatu Longri |
| 51 | Nampong | Khimshom Mossang |
| 52 | Changlang South | Timpu Ngremu |
| 53 | Changlang North | Marina Kenglang |
| 56 | Khonsa West | Tangse Tekwa |
| 58 | Kanubari | Sompha Wangsa |
| 60 | Pongchou-Wakka | Holai Wangsa |
Meanwhile, the
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had earlier announced its candidates across all the 60 seats in the state. The ruling party dropped 14 of its sitting MLAs, including three ministers in the state government. Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu has been announced as BJP candidate from Mukto, the seat he represented in 2019 as well.
(Edited by : Sudarsanan Mani)
