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Who governs Arunachal Pradesh today

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Pema Khandu
Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh

In office since 17 Jul 2016 · 10 years, 1 month

Pema Khandu (born 21 August 1979) is an Indian politician who is serving as the 9th and current Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh since 2016, as well as serving as leader of the house in the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly. He is the son of former Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu. Since assuming the office of the Chief Minister in July 2016, he and his government have twice changed their party affiliation; in September 2016 from the Indian National Congress to the People's Party of Arunachal, and then in December 2016 to the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Current seats
64
in the present Arunachal Pradesh assembly
Elections contested
11
Leading party, 2024
BJP
46 of 60 seats

Compare elections

See what changed between any two Vidhan Sabha elections in Arunachal Pradesh.

2024vs

Seat swings, vote share shifts and constituency-level changes, side by side.

Seat share over the years

Seats and vote share by election for the parties that have won the most Vidhan Sabha seats in Arunachal Pradesh

Party20242019201420092004199919951990198419801978
INC144242315243372100
BJP46411139000100
IND32211321211445
PPA215400004138
Others8120104551201317
Total seats6060606057596060303030

Seats won over time

The four parties that have won the most Vidhan Sabha seats in Arunachal Pradesh

01529445819781980198419901995199920042009201420192024INCBJPINDPPA
  • INC
  • BJP
  • IND
  • PPA

Constituency performance

From the 60 results in Arunachal Pradesh, 2024

Best performance
Koloriang
Pani Taram, 90.53% share
Closest contest
Namsang
won by 56 (0.73%)
Biggest victory
Koloriang
won by 10,550 (82.38%)
Lowest turnout
Thrizino-Buragaon
73.77%

Seat change & vote share

Arunachal Pradesh, 2024

60SEATS
  • Retained27 (45%)
  • Changed hands29 (48%)
  • New seat4 (7%)

27 constituencies were won by the same party as 2019; 29 changed hands; 4 did not exist then.

Vote share by party
BJP54.57%
NPEP16.11%
NCP10.43%
PPA7.24%
INC5.56%
IND4.63%
LJP(RV)0.16%

Result by election

BJP 46NPEP 5
  • BJP46
  • NPEP5
  • IND3
  • NCP3
  • PPA2
  • INC1
BJP 41JD(U) 7NPEP 5INC 4
  • BJP41
  • JD(U)7
  • NPEP5
  • INC4
  • IND2
  • PPA1
INC 42BJP 11PPA 5
  • INC42
  • BJP11
  • PPA5
  • IND2
INC 42AITC 5NCP 5PPA 4
  • INC42
  • AITC5
  • NCP5
  • PPA4
  • BJP3
  • IND1
INC 31IND 13BJP 9
  • INC31
  • IND13
  • BJP9
  • NCP2
  • AC2
INC 52NCP 4
  • INC52
  • NCP4
  • IND2
  • AC1
INC 43IND 12
  • INC43
  • IND12
  • JD3
  • JP2
INC 37JD 11IND 11
  • INC37
  • JD11
  • IND11
  • JNPJP1
INC 21IND 4PPA 4
  • INC21
  • IND4
  • PPA4
  • BJP1
PPA 13INC(I) 13IND 4
  • PPA13
  • INC(I)13
  • IND4
JNP 17PPA 8IND 5
  • JNP17
  • PPA8
  • IND5

Top leaders

Chief Ministers of Arunachal Pradesh, most recent first

Full history →
Pema Khandu
BJPIncumbent
2016present
Kalikho Pul
PPA
20162016
Nabam Tuki
INC
20112016
Jarbom Gamlin
INC
20112011

Assembly constituencies

64 current, 99 under former boundaries · showing 1–50 of 163

No.Assembly seatReservationElectionsLast contested
1LumlaST42024
2TawangST42024
3MuktoST42024
4DirangST42024
5KalaktangST42024
6Thrizino-BuragaonST42024
7BomdilaST42024
8BamengST42024
9CHAYANG TAJOST32019
9ChayangtajoST12024
10Seppa EastST42024
11Seppa WestST42024
12PAKKE KESSANGST32019
12Pakke-KasangST12024
13ItanagarST42024
14DoimukhST42024
15SagaleeST42024
16YachuliST42024
17Ziro-HapoliST42024
18PalinST42024
19NyapinST42024
20TaliST42024
21KoloriangST42024
22NachoST42024
23TalihaST42024
24DaporijoST42024
25RagaST42024
26DamporijoST12024
26DUMPORIJOST32019
27LiromobaST42024
28LikabaliST42024
29BasarST42024
30Along WestST42024
31Along EastST42024
32RumgongST42024
33MechukaST42024
34Tuting-YingkiongST42024
35PanginST42024
36Nari-KoyuST42024
37Pasighat WestST42024
38Pasighat EastST42024
39MeboST42024
40Mariyang-GekuST42024
41AniniST42024
42DambukST42024
43RoingST42024
44TezuST42024
45HayuliangST42024
46ChowkhamST42024
47NamsaiST42024

Seats marked “former boundary” were redrawn by a later delimitation order. A name that survives a redrawing keeps its own page, with each boundary era labelled on the result.