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2009 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

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FieldValue
election_nameArunachal Pradesh Assembly Elections 2009
countryIndia
typeparliamentary
ongoingno
previous_election2004 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
previous_year2004
next_election2014 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
next_year2014
election_date13 October 2009
seats_for_electionAll 60 Assembly Constituencies
turnout72%
<!-- Congress -->image1
leader1Dorjee Khandu
party1Indian National Congress
alliance1United Progressive Alliance
leaders_seat1Mukto
seats_before134
seats_needed131
seats142
seat_change18
popular_vote12,89,501
percentage150.38%
swing15.97%
<!-- BJP -->image5
party5Bharatiya Janata Party
alliance5National Democratic Alliance (India)
seats_before59
seats_needed531
seats53
seat_change56
popular_vote529,929
percentage55.21%
swing513.79%
<!-- NCP -->image2
party2Nationalist Congress Party
alliance2United Progressive Alliance
seats_before22
seats_needed231
seats25
seat_change23
popular_vote21,11,098
percentage219.33%
swing215.05%
<!-- AITC -->image3
party3All India Trinamool Congress
alliance3United Progressive Alliance
seats_before3not contested
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seat_change35
popular_vote386,406
percentage315.04%
swing315.04%
<!-- PPA -->image4
party4People's Party of Arunachal
alliance4-
seats_before4not contested
seats44
seat_change44
popular_vote441,780
percentage47.27%
swing47.27%
<!-- Election Map -->map_imageArunachal Pradesh locator map.svg
map_size200px
map_captionArunachal Pradesh District Map
<!-- Chief Minister -->titleCM
before_electionDorjee Khandu
before_partyIndian National Congress
posttitleCM-elect
after_electionDorjee Khandu
after_partyIndian National Congress

The Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election of 2009 took place in October 2009, concurrently with the assembly elections in Maharashtra and Haryana. The elections were held in the state for all 60 Assembly seats on 2009-10-13. The results were declared on 2009-10-22. Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu's Indian National Congress party came back to power in the state with an increased majority, winning 42 seats in the 60 seat Assembly.

Previous Assembly

In the 2004 Arunachal Pradesh Assembly election, Congress won 34 of the 60 seats and Congress leader Gegong Apang was elected as the Congress Legislative Party and was sworn in as the Chief Minister. Apang had defected from the Bharatiya Janata Party just a few weeks before the election. The BJP won win 9 seats.

However, in April 2007, 29 Congress legislators formally supported a change of leadership in the state Congress. The dissidents also claimed support from 2 NCP, 1 Arunachal Congress and 11 independent legislators. Apang, Arunachal's longest serving chief minister, was forced to step down on 2007-04-09 when the Congress legislators elected Power Minister Dorjee Khandu as the new Congress Legislative Party leader. Khandu was sworn in as the state's seventh Chief Minister by Nagaland Governor K. Sankaranarayanan on 2007-04-10.

In June of the same year, Khandu's Government received further strengthening when 8 out of the 9 BJP MLAs joined Congress, taking the strength of the party to 41.

Background

The tenure of the Arunachal Pradesh Assembly was scheduled to expire on 2009-10-24. So the Election Commission of India announced on 2009-08-31 that the election to the Arunachal Pradesh Assembly would be held in October 2009.

Though Nationalist Congress Party and All India Trinamool Congress were Congress' allies at the Centre, in Arunachal Pradesh, they fought the election against Congress. The BJP was also in the fray in Arunachal, having formed their 1st Government in the North-East after Apang and his supporters had joined the BJP in August 2003.

Schedule

Poll EventDatesConstituencies Polling on this day60Source: Election Commission of India
Announcement & Issue of Press NoteMonday, 31 Aug 2009
Issue of NotificationFriday, 18 Sep 2009
Last Date for filing NominationsFriday, 25 Sep 2009
Scrutiny of NominationsSaturday, 26 Sep 2009
Last date for withdrawal of CandidatureTuesday, 29 Sep 2009
Date of PollTuesday, 13 Oct 2009
Counting of Votes onThursday, 22 Oct 2009
Date of election being completedSunday, 25 Oct 2009

Parties contested

PartyFlagSymbolLeaderSeats contested
Indian National Congress[[File:Indian National Congress Flag.svg50px]][[File:Hand INC.svg50px]]Nabam Tuki
Nationalist Congress Party[[File:Flag of Nationalist Congress Party.svg50px]][[File:Clock symbol of NCP.png50px]]P. A. Sangma
All India Trinamool Congress[[File:All India Trinamool Congress flag.svg50px]][[File:All India Trinamool Congress symbol.svg50px]]Mamata Banerjee
Bharatiya Janata Party[[File:BJP flag.svg50px]][[File:Lotus flower symbol.svg50px]]Kiren Rijiju
People's Party of Arunachal[[File:Indian Election Symbol Maize.svg50px]]

Results

! colspan=8 | [[File:India Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly 2009.svg]] |- ! colspan="2" rowspan="2" width="150" |Parties and Coalitions ! colspan="3" | Popular vote ! colspan="3" | Seats |- ! width="70" | Vote ! width="45" | % ! width ="50"| +/- ! Contested ! Won ! +/- |- | Indian National Congress | 2,89,501 | 50.38 | | 60 | 42 | |- | Nationalist Congress Party | 1,11,098 | 19.33 | | 36 | 5 | |- | All India Trinamool Congress | 86,406 | 15.04 | | 26 | 5 | |- | People's Party of Arunachal | 41,780 | 7.27 | | 11 | 4 | |- | Bharatiya Janata Party | 29,929 | 5.21 | | 18 | 3 | |- | Janata Dal (United) | 3,584 | 0.62 | | 3 | 0 | |- | Independents | 12,364 | 2.15 | | 3 | 1 | |- |- style="font-weight:bold;" | 5,74,662 | 100.00 | 60 | 100.00 | ±0 |} Source:

By constituency

Assembly ConstituencyWinnerRunner UpMargin#NameCandidatePartyVotesCandidatePartyVotesElected UnopposedElected UnopposedElected Unopposed
1LumlaJambey TashiIndian National Congress
2TawangTsewang DhondupIndian National Congress
3MuktoDorjee KhanduIndian National Congress
4DirangPhurpa TseringPeople's Party of Arunachal6618Tsering GyurmeIndian National Congress50851533
5KalaktangTenzing Norbu ThongdokIndian National Congress4189Rinchin Khandu KhrimeyNationalist Congress Party29581231
6Thrizino-BuragaonKumsi SidisowPeople's Party of Arunachal8279Naresh GlowIndian National Congress32814998
7BomdilaR T KhunjujuIndian National Congress4062Japu DeruNationalist Congress Party3670392
8BamengKumar WaiiIndian National Congress5647Tagung NeriAll India Trinamool Congress22833364
9ChayangtajoKarya BagangAll India Trinamool Congress3674Kameng DoloIndian National Congress3332342
10Seppa EastTapuk TakuAll India Trinamool Congress4666Tame PhassangIndian National Congress4374292
11Seppa WestTani LoffaAll India Trinamool Congress2783Mama NatungIndian National Congress2472311
12Pakke-KessangAtum WellyIndian National Congress2885Techi HemuNationalist Congress Party281867
13ItanagarTechi KasoNationalist Congress Party13443Kipa BabuIndian National Congress100573386
14DoimukhNabam RebiaIndian National Congress6752Ngurang PinchNationalist Congress Party6154598
15SagaleeNabam TukiIndian National Congress6646Tad TanaNationalist Congress Party29543692
16YachuliLikha SaayaIndian National Congress5638Nikh KaminAll India Trinamool Congress559642
17Ziro-HapoliPadi RichoIndian National Congress9569Nani RibiaAll India Trinamool Congress66972872
18PalinTakam TagarPeople's Party of Arunachal6015Balo RajaIndian National Congress5326689
19NyapinBamang FelixNationalist Congress Party4865Tatar KipaIndian National Congress4126739
20TaliMarkio TadoPeople's Party of Arunachal5261Takam SorangIndian National Congress25482713
21KoloriangLokam TassarIndian National Congress5095Kahfa BengiaNationalist Congress Party39961099
22NachoTanga ByalingIndian National Congress4878Ajit NachoBharatiya Janata Party10523826
23TalihaPunji MaraIndian National Congress3570Nyato RigiaAll India Trinamool Congress3164406
24DaporijoTapen SigaBharatiya Janata Party5009Yari DulomIndian National Congress38061203
25RagaNido PavitraIndian National Congress5460Aath Tacho KabakNationalist Congress Party42741186
26DumporijoTakar MardeIndian National Congress7493Paknga BageIndependent17355758
27LiromobaJarbom GamlinIndian National Congress6640Bai GadiBharatiya Janata Party27483892
28LikabaliJomde KenaIndian National Congress3420Yai MaraAll India Trinamool Congress2527893
29BasarGojen GadiIndian National Congress8438Dakter BasarAll India Trinamool Congress53173121
30Along WestGadam EteIndian National Congress5113Duter PaduAll India Trinamool Congress508231
31Along EastJarkar GamlinIndian National Congress5175Yomto JiniAll India Trinamool Congress4576599
32RumgongTamiyo TagaBharatiya Janata Party3658Karma JerangJanata Dal (United)2915743
33MechukaPasang Dorjee SonaIndian National Congress3973Tsering NaksangNationalist Congress Party24231550
34Tuting-YingkiongAlo LibangNationalist Congress Party4827Gegong ApangIndian National Congress34571370
35PanginTapang TalohIndian National Congress6826Kaling JerangNationalist Congress Party40452781
36Nari-KoyuTako DabiIndian National Congress3398Kenyir RinguNationalist Congress Party2656742
37Pasighat WestTangor TapakBharatiya Janata Party5529Omak ApangIndian National Congress4868661
38Pasighat EastBosiram SiramIndian National Congress8908Kaling MoyongNationalist Congress Party56833225
39MeboRalom BorangNationalist Congress Party5142Lombo TayengIndian National Congress4555587
40Mariyang-GekuJ K PanggengIndian National Congress4165Raising PermeNationalist Congress Party28851280
41AniniRajesh TachoIndian National Congress1730Eri TayuNationalist Congress Party164981
42DambukJomin TayengNationalist Congress Party4967Roding PertinIndian National Congress4837130
43RoingLaeta UmbreyAll India Trinamool Congress5170Pomoya MithiIndian National Congress4337833
44TezuKarikho KriIndian National Congress8397Nakul ChaiAll India Trinamool Congress45523845
45HayuliangKalikho PulIndian National Congress7788Baritlum AmaAll India Trinamool Congress9986790
46ChowkhamChow Tewa MeinIndian National Congress6279Chow Chinakong NamchoomNationalist Congress Party40232256
47NamsaiNang Sati MeinIndependent10447Chow Pingthika NamchoomAll India Trinamool Congress47785699
48LekangChowna MeinIndian National Congress6896James Techi TaraNationalist Congress Party39502946
49Bordumsa-DiyunC C SingphoIndian National Congress6193Khumral LungphiNationalist Congress Party5238955
50MiaoKamlung MossangIndian National Congress9151Samchom NgemuNationalist Congress Party61802971
51NampongSetong SenaIndian National Congress5432Tosham MossangIndependent15823850
52Changlang SouthPhosum KhimhunIndian National Congress2904Tengam NgemuAll India Trinamool Congress9501954
53Changlang NorthThinghaap TaijuIndian National Congress4088Wangnia PongteAll India Trinamool Congress28341254
54NamsangWangki LowangIndian National Congress4968Wanglong RajkumarNationalist Congress Party22752693
55Khonsa EastKamthok LowangAll India Trinamool Congress3475T.L. RajkumarIndian National Congress3020455
56Khonsa WestYumsem MateyIndian National Congress4030Thajam AbohAll India Trinamool Congress3562468
57Borduria-BagapaniWanglin LowangdongIndian National Congress4034Tonhang TonglukNationalist Congress Party19082126
58KanubariNewlai TingkhatraIndian National Congress4859Gabriel Denwang WangsuPeople's Party of Arunachal4189670
59Longding-PumaoThangwang WanghamIndian National Congress4763Tanpho WangnawPeople's Party of Arunachal4178585
60Pongchau-WakkaHonchun NgandamIndian National Congress7531Anok WangsaPeople's Party of Arunachal29764555

Government Formation

The Congress party won 42 of the 60 seats in the Assembly, including 3 uncontested seats - Dorjee Khandu from Mukto, Tsewang Dhondup from Tawang and Jambey Tashi from Lumla. Seasoned Congressman, seven times MLA and former chief minister, Gegong Apang, and his son Omak Apang both lost the elections. While Gegong lost to Nationalist Congress Party, his son was defeated by Bharatiya Janata Party candidate. Without the competition from Gegong, Dorjee Khandu was smoothly elected as the Congress Legislative Party leader on 2009-10-24.

Khandu was sworn in for his 2nd term as the Chief Minister by Governor Joginder Jaswant Singh at the Darbar Hall of the Itanagar Raj Bhawan on 2009-10-25.

References

References

  1. (2009-10-13). "72 pc voter turnout in Arunachal Pradesh". [[CNN-IBN]].
  2. (2004-10-13). "Apang is Arunachal Pradesh chief minister". [[Rediff.com]].
  3. (2007-04-06). "Arunachal CM, PCC chief summoned to Delhi". [[The Hindu]].
  4. (2007-04-09). "Dorjee Khandu to be new Arunachal CM". [[The Hindu]].
  5. (2007-04-10). "Apang out, Khandu is new Arunachal Chief Minister". [[The Indian Express]].
  6. (2007-06-04). "Arunachal: All BJP MLAs except one join Congress". [[Rediff.com]].
  7. (31 August 2009). "Schedule for General Elections to the Legislative Assemblies of Arunachal Pradesh, Maharashtra and Haryana". [[Election Commission of India]].
  8. Kaushal, Pradeep. (2009-08-25). "Apang, his MLAs to join BJP". [[Indian Express]].
  9. "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 : To the Legislative Assembly of Arunachal Pradesh". Election Commission of India.
  10. Singh, Bikash. (2009-10-22). "AP assembly elections: Congress romps back to power". [[The Economic Times]].
  11. (2009-10-24). "Dorjee Khandu elected CLP leader in Arunachal". [[Press Trust of India]].
  12. (2009-10-25). "Khandu sworn in as CM for second term". [[The Times of India]].
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