LS Polls 2024: Arunachal BJP president, 2-time LS MP Tapir Gao files nomination for Arunachal East seat

Large number of his supporters gathered outside the DC office in Tezu to cheer him and show their support for him

Arunachal Pradesh BJP president and sitting MP Tapir Gao today filed his nomination papers for the Arunachal Pradesh East seat for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

Tapir Gao has filed his nomination papers at the DC office in Tezu.

He was accompanied by MLA and general secretary of BJP state committee, Chow Zignu Namchoom and chairman of the Campaign Committee of Arunachal (East) parliamentary constituency, Kanggong Taku.

Large number of his supporters gathered outside the DC office to cheer him and show their support for him.

Tapir Gao who is fighting for another term, is pitted against former minister and state Congress working president Bosiram Siram, independent candidates–Omal Nitik, Tamat Gamoh and Sotai Kri.

Tapir Gao was elected to the Lok Sabha in 2004. He lost the seat in 2009 and 2014 to former Congress leader and now BJP leader Ninong Ering. Gao was again elected in 2019.

Kiren Rijiju, the Earth Sciences Minister in the Narendra Modi Cabinet who is contesting the Arunachal West Lok Sabha seat has also filed his nomination papers today.

Rijiju has field his nomination in Aalo surrounded by a sea of supporters.

Kiren Rijiju is a 3-time MP from Arunachal West seat. He won the seat in 2004-09, 2014-19 and 2019-23.
In 2014, Rijiju was inducted into the Narendra Modi Cabinet as Minister of State, Ministry of Home Affairs.
In 2019, he was made the Minister of State (Independent Charge) Youth Affairs.
In 2021, he was made the Cabinet Minister for Law and Justice and later he was moved to Union Minister of Earth Sciences.
Voting for both the Lok Sabha seats in Arunachal Pradesh will be held on April 19 and counting of votes will be on June 4.

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