Arunachal assembly polls 2024: 28 new faces, 3 women in Cong’s first list of 34 candidates

Names of 2 former Home Ministers Tanga Byaling and Kumar Waii are among the 34 candidates. Five-time Nacho MLA Byaling will be contesting for the 6th time from Nacho

Reported by Marina Dai | Copy edited by Lipika Roy

Congress in Arunachal Pradesh today announced its first list of 34 candidates for the upcoming 60-member Assembly elections in the state.

In the first list, the party has fielded 28 new faces, 3 women. The list also includes names of two former Home Ministers of the state.

The women candidates are–Marina Kenglang from Changlang North, Jermai Krong from Tezu and Gollo Yapung Tana from Pakke-Kasang.

Five-time Nacho MLA and former Arunachal Home Minister, Tanga Byaling has been fielded from the Nacho assembly constituency in Upper Subanshiri district for the sixth time.

A Congress leader since 1999, Tanga Byaling won the Nacho seat in 1989, 1999, 2004,2009 and 2014. He joined the National People’s Party (NPP) in 2018. He was with NPP for a short period of time and then re-joined the Congress during the 2019 assembly elections in the state. Tanga Byaling was the Home Minister of Arunachal Pradesh from 2014-2016.

Three-time Bameng MLA Kumar Waii, who too served as Home Minister of the state (from 2017-19) has been fielded from Bameng assembly seat in East Kameng district for another term.

Waii has also served as the Minister of Urban Development from 2014 to 2019 in the Pema Khandu-led Arunachal Pradesh government.

He joined Congress in 2001. He won the Bameng seat as a Congress candidate in 2004, 2009, and 2014. In 2017, he resigned from Congress and joined BJP. In 2019, he switched over to NPP after being denied a ticket to contest the assembly election. In the 2019 assembly elections, he had contested on NPP ticket but lost to BJP’s Goruk Pordung. In 2023, he re-joined Congress.

Congress has named the party general secretary and in-charge of the City Congress Committee (CCC), Yumlam Achung from the Itanagar assembly seat.

Achung had contested from Itanagar in the 2019 Assembly election and managed to poll 2,173 votes. He lost to then JD-U candidate Techi Kaso who polled 12,162. Kaso is now a BJP leader and is contesting from the Itanagar seat again.

Here are the other candidates:

1. Kompu Dolo Chayangtajo
2. Tame Gyadi Seppa East
3. Gollo Yapung Tana Pakke Kessang
4. Nabam Tado Doimukh
5. Takam Pario Palin
6. Er. Rughu Tado Tali
7. Reri Kirbe Dulom Daporijo
8. Yomkar Riba Basar
9. Tallng Rumgong
10. Takku Jerang Pangin
11. Bimar Dabi Nari- Koyu
12. Tpyam Pada Pasighat West
13. Okom Yosung Pasighat East
14. Karo Tayeng Mebo
15. Er. Losi Lego Mariyang-Geku
16. Eri Tayu Anini
17. Tobing Lego Dambuk
18. Chenge Mitapo Roing
19. Jermai Krong Tezu
20. Bafutso Krong Hayuliang
21. Bayamso Kri Chowkham
22. Shotike Hopak Namsai
23. Tana Tamar Tara Lekang
24. Chatu Longri Miao
25. Khimshom Mossang Nampong
26. Timpu Ngremu Changlang South
27. Marina Kenglang Changlang North
28. Tangse Tekwa Khonsa West
29. Sompha Wangsa Kanubari
30. Holai Wangsa Pongchou-Wakka

Also Read: Arunachal Assembly Polls 2024: Key Candidates & Constituencies- Pema Khandu

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