Lekang Assembly constituency

Lekang
Constituency No. 48 for the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Arunachal Pradesh
District	Namsai
LS constituency	Arunachal East
Established	1990
Total electors	20,864
Reservation	ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
11th Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Likha Soni
Party	Nationalist Congress Party

Lekang is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Arunachal Pradesh state in India.[1]

It is part of Namsai district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election	Name	Party
1990	Omem Moyong Deori		Indian National Congress
1995	Chowna Mein		Janata Dal
1999			Indian National Congress
2004
2009
2014
2019	Jummum Ete Deori		Bharatiya Janata Party
2024	Likha Soni		Nationalist Congress Party

Election results

Assembly Election 2024

2024 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Lekang[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NCP	Likha Soni	7,804	45.28%	New
	BJP	Chow Sujana Namchoom	7,150	41.49%	14.72
	INC	Tana Tamar Tara	1,122	6.51%	15.32
	Arunachal Democratic Party	Haren Tali	690	4.00%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	289	1.68%	0.09
	Independent	Moneswar Danggen	180	1.04%	New
Margin of victory			654	3.79%	30.59
Turnout			17,235	82.61%	3.65
Registered electors			20,864		12.64
	NCP gain from BJP		Swing	10.93

Assembly Election 2019

2019 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Lekang[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Jummum Ete Deori	8,980	56.21%	46.53
	INC	Takam Sanjoy	3,487	21.83%	25.64
	Independent	Bida Taku	988	6.18%	New
	NPP	Nikh Khopi	845	5.29%	New
	JD(U)	Padmeswari Jamoh	575	3.60%	New
	JD(S)	Takam Paleng	428	2.68%	New
	Independent	Nabam Tekhi	420	2.63%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	253	1.58%	0.55
Margin of victory			5,493	34.38%	25.55
Turnout			15,976	86.25%	2.11
Registered electors			18,522		22.59
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	8.74

Assembly Election 2014

2014 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Lekang[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Chowna Mein	6,337	47.46%	9.51
	PPA	Bida Taku	5,158	38.63%	New
	BJP	Tape Bagra	1,292	9.68%	3.85
	NPF	Pike Pulu	236	1.77%	New
	Independent	Anita Payeng	190	1.42%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	138	1.03%	New
Margin of victory			1,179	8.83%	15.51
Turnout			13,351	88.36%	4.26
Registered electors			15,109		4.99
	INC hold		Swing	9.51

Assembly Election 2009

2009 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Lekang[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Chowna Mein	6,896	56.97%	4.88
	NCP	James Techi Tara	3,950	32.63%	29.83
	BJP	Sotai Kri	705	5.82%	9.09
	Independent	Koruna Morang	305	2.52%	New
	AITC	Larbin Nasi	248	2.05%	New
Margin of victory			2,946	24.34%	6.55
Turnout			12,104	84.11%	11.72
Registered electors			14,391		6.60
	INC hold		Swing	4.88

Assembly Election 2004

2004 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Lekang[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Chowna Mein	5,091	52.10%	1.58
	Independent	Chow Naching Loongchot	2,073	21.21%	New
	BJP	Sotai Kri	1,457	14.91%	31.41
	Independent	Chow Mithila Maunglang	877	8.97%	New
	NCP	Chau Pinkkham Munglang	274	2.80%	New
Margin of victory			3,018	30.88%	23.52
Turnout			9,772	72.36%	7.76
Registered electors			13,500		5.95
	INC hold		Swing	1.58

Assembly Election 1999

1999 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Lekang[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Chowna Mein	5,482	53.68%	13.80
	BJP	Sotai Kri	4,730	46.32%	New
Margin of victory			752	7.36%	12.87
Turnout			10,212	82.40%	9.74
Registered electors			12,742		16.44
	INC gain from JD		Swing

Assembly Election 1995

1995 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Lekang[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JD	Chowna Mein	5,913	60.12%	11.22
	INC	Omem Moyong Deori	3,923	39.88%	11.22
Margin of victory			1,990	20.23%	18.03
Turnout			9,836	91.88%	4.03
Registered electors			10,943		14.96
	JD gain from INC		Swing

Assembly Election 1990

1990 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Lekang[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Omem Moyong Deori	4,176	51.10%	New
	JD	Chowna Mein	3,996	48.90%	New
Margin of victory			180	2.20%
Turnout			8,172	87.39%
Registered electors			9,519
	INC win (new seat)

See also

• List of constituencies of the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
• Namsai district

References

1. "GIS Maps of State, Districts & ACs". ceoarunachal.nic.in. Archived from the original on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
2. India TV News (2 June 2024). "Arunachal Pradesh Assembly Election Results 2024: Complete list of constituency-wise winners". Archived from the original on 3 June 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
3. "Arunachal Pradesh General Legislative Election 2019 - Arunachal Pradesh - Election Commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
4. "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Arunachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
5. "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Arunachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 4 April 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
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7. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1999 to the Legislative Assembly of Arunachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 24 March 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
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