Changlang North Assembly constituency

Changlang North is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Arunachal Pradesh state in India.^[1] It is in Changlang district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes.^[2][3] It has existed since 1990. As of 2024, its representative is Tesam Pongte of the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Changlang North
Constituency No. 53 for the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Arunachal Pradesh
District	Changlang
LS constituency	Arunachal East
Established	1990
Total electors	10,341
Reservation	ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
11th Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Tesam Pongte
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year	2024

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election	Name	Party
1990	Wangnia Pongte[4]		Indian National Congress
1995[5]	Thinghap Taiju		Independent
1999[6]			Indian National Congress
2004	Wangnia Pongte[7]
2009	Thinghap Taiju[8]
2014[9]	Tesam Pongte		Bharatiya Janata Party
2019[10]
2024[11][12]

Election results

Assembly Election 2024

2024 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Changlang North^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Tesam Pongte	4,524	51.81%	16.54
	NPP	Dihom Kitnya	2,522	28.88%	New
	INC	Marina Kenglang	1,547	17.72%	12.59
	NCP	Nyasam Jongsam	75	0.86%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	64	0.73%	0.60
Margin of victory			2,002	22.93%	15.12
Turnout			8,732	84.44%	0.74
Registered electors			10,341		9.22
	BJP hold		Swing	16.54

Assembly Election 2019

2019 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Changlang North^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Tesam Pongte	5,417	68.35%	21.52
	INC	Thinghaap Taiju	2,402	30.31%	2.59
	NOTA	None of the Above	106	1.34%	0.06
Margin of victory			3,015	38.04%	24.11
Turnout			7,925	83.70%	2.71
Registered electors			9,468		3.01
	BJP hold		Swing	21.52

Assembly Election 2014

2014 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Changlang North^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Tesam Pongte	3,486	46.83%	New
	INC	Thinghaap Taiju	2,449	32.90%	20.01
	NCP	Nongming Kamba Longchang	1,211	16.27%	5.86
	NPF	Hmppa Taidong	203	2.73%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	95	1.28%	New
Margin of victory			1,037	13.93%	2.30
Turnout			7,444	80.99%	3.75
Registered electors			9,191		0.81
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	6.08

Assembly Election 2009

2009 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Changlang North^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Thinghaap Taiju	4,088	52.91%	8.58
	AITC	Wangnia Pongte	2,834	36.68%	New
	NCP	Hmppa Taidong	804	10.41%	New
Margin of victory			1,254	16.23%	5.62
Turnout			7,726	84.74%	17.47
Registered electors			9,117		18.97
	INC hold		Swing

Assembly Election 2004

2004 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Changlang North^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Wangnia Pongte	3,356	44.33%	3.83
	Independent	Thinghaap Taiju	2,553	33.73%	New
	BJP	Tengam Ngemu	1,661	21.94%	4.65
Margin of victory			803	10.61%	3.01
Turnout			7,570	64.30%	2.17
Registered electors			11,252		7.04
	INC hold		Swing

Assembly Election 1999

1999 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Changlang North^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Thinghaap Taiju	3,516	48.16%	1.22
	Independent	Wangnia Pongte	2,522	34.55%	New
	BJP	Tengam Ngemu	1,262	17.29%	New
Margin of victory			994	13.62%	12.39
Turnout			7,300	71.58%	15.11
Registered electors			10,512		33.38
	INC gain from Independent		Swing

Assembly Election 1995

1995 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Changlang North^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Thinghaap Taiju	3,373	50.62%	New
	INC	Wangnia Pongte	3,291	49.38%	7.90
Margin of victory			82	1.23%	10.10
Turnout			6,664	87.24%	14.75
Registered electors			7,881		12.55
	Independent gain from INC		Swing

Assembly Election 1990

1990 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Changlang North^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Wangnia Pongte	2,028	41.49%	New
	JD	Thinghaap Taiju	1,474	30.16%	New
	Independent	Phosum Khimhun	1,359	27.80%	New
	Independent	Kapsam	27	0.55%	New
Margin of victory			554	11.33%
Turnout			4,888	71.39%
Registered electors			7,002
	INC win (new seat)

See also

• List of constituencies of Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
• Changlang district

References

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