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Arunachal Pradesh Assembly Elections

Historical results, trends and insights from 1978 to 2024.

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Lok Sabha13Vidhan Sabha11
20242019201420092004
More years
199919951990198419801978

Current government

Who governs Arunachal Pradesh today

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Pema Khandu
Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh
Pema KhanduBJP

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

Vote share trend

How each party's Vidhan Sabha vote share has moved over time in Arunachal Pradesh

0%15%31%46%61%19781980198419901995199920042009201420192024INCBJPINDPPA
  • 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

2024Full result →60 seats
BJP 46NPEP 5
  • BJP46
  • NPEP5
  • IND3
  • NCP3
  • PPA2
  • INC1
2019Full result →60 seats
BJP 41JD(U) 7NPEP 5INC 4
  • BJP41
  • JD(U)7
  • NPEP5
  • INC4
  • IND2
  • PPA1
2014Full result →60 seats
INC 42BJP 11PPA 5
  • INC42
  • BJP11
  • PPA5
  • IND2
2009Full result →60 seats
INC 42AITC 5NCP 5PPA 4
  • INC42
  • AITC5
  • NCP5
  • PPA4
  • BJP3
  • IND1
2004Full result →57 seats
INC 31IND 13BJP 9
  • INC31
  • IND13
  • BJP9
  • NCP2
  • AC2
1999Full result →59 seats
INC 52NCP 4
  • INC52
  • NCP4
  • IND2
  • AC1
1995Full result →60 seats
INC 43IND 12
  • INC43
  • IND12
  • JD3
  • JP2
1990Full result →60 seats
INC 37JD 11IND 11
  • INC37
  • JD11
  • IND11
  • JNPJP1
1984Full result →30 seats
INC 21IND 4PPA 4
  • INC21
  • IND4
  • PPA4
  • BJP1
1980Full result →30 seats
PPA 13INC(I) 13IND 4
  • PPA13
  • INC(I)13
  • IND4
1978Full result →30 seats
JNP 17PPA 8IND 5
  • JNP17
  • PPA8
  • IND5

Top leaders

Chief Ministers of Arunachal Pradesh, most recent first

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Pema Khandu
BJPIncumbent
2016–present
Kalikho Pul
PPA
2016–2016
Nabam Tuki
INC
2011–2016
Jarbom Gamlin
INC
2011–2011

Assembly constituencies

64 current, 99 under former boundaries · showing 101–150 of 163

No.Assembly seatReservationElectionsLast contested
17ZIRO-HAPOLIformer boundaryST42004
18PALINformer boundaryST52004
18PASIGHATformer boundaryGEN21984
19NYAPINformer boundaryST42004
19YINGKIONG-PANGINformer boundaryGEN31984
20MARIYANG MEBOformer boundaryGEN21980
20MERIANG-MEBOformer boundaryGEN11984
20TALIformer boundaryST42004
21KOLORIANGformer boundaryST52004
22NACHOformer boundaryST42004
23NAMSAI CHOWKHAMformer boundaryGEN21984
23NOMSAI CHOWKHAMformer boundaryGEN11978
23TALIHAformer boundaryST42004
24DAPORIJOformer boundaryST72004
24TEZU HAYULIANGformer boundaryGEN31984
25NOADEHING NAMPONGformer boundaryGEN11978
25NOADIHING NAMPONGformer boundaryGEN21984
25RAGAformer boundaryST42004
26CHANGLANGformer boundaryGEN31984
26DAMPORIJOformer boundaryST31999
26DUMPORIJOformer boundaryST12004
27KHONSA SOUTHformer boundaryGEN31984
27LIROMOBAformer boundaryST42004
28KHONSA NORTHformer boundaryGEN31984
28LIKABALIformer boundaryST42004
29BASARformer boundaryST72004
29NIAUSA KANUBARIformer boundaryGEN31984
30ALONG WESTformer boundaryST42004
30PONGCHAU WAKKAformer boundaryGEN11978
31ALONG EASTformer boundaryST42004
32RUMGONGformer boundaryST42004
33MECHUKAformer boundaryST62004
34TUTING-YINGKIONGformer boundaryST22004
34TUTING-YINKGKIONGformer boundaryST21999
35PANGINformer boundaryST42004
36NARI-KOYUformer boundaryST42004
37PASIGHAT WESTformer boundaryST42004
38PASIGHAT EASTformer boundaryST42004
39MEBOformer boundaryST42004
40MARIYANG-GEKUformer boundaryST42004
41ANINIformer boundaryST52004
42DAMBUKformer boundaryST42004
43ROINGformer boundaryST72004
44TEZUformer boundaryST42004
45HAUYULIANGformer boundaryST11999
45HAYULIANGformer boundaryST32004
46CHOWKHAMformer boundaryST42004
47NAMSAIformer boundaryST42004
48LEKANGformer boundaryST42004
49BORDUMSA-DIYUMformer boundaryGEN42004

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.

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