1978 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

1978 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
25 February 1978
All 30 seats in the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
16 seats needed for a majority
Registered224,839
Turnout73.20%
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Prem Khandu Thungan
Party JP PPA
Seats won 17 8
Seat change New New
Chief Minister before election

Office established

 Elected Chief Minister

Prem Khandu Thungan
Janata Party

The first elections to the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly were held in on 25 February 1978.[1][2]

There were 30 single-member constituencies at the time of the election, out of whom two were reserved for Scheduled Tribes.[2] There was a total of 86 candidates participating. The maximum number of candidates was found in the Ziro constituency, with six candidates. In two constituencies (Prem Khandu Thungan from Dirang, Kalaktang and Noksong Boham from Niasua-Kanubari) there was only one candidate, who was elected unopposed. There were 29 Janata Party candidates, 21 People's Party of Arunachal candidates, 1 Indian National Congress candidate (Shri Tasso Grayu) and 35 independents in the fray.[2] The speaker of the Legislative Assembly, Nonemati, contested as a Janata Party candidate from Khonsa North constituency.[3] A total of 105 nominations had been presented, out of which 3 had been rejected by the Election Commission (a PPA candidate from Yingdiono-Pangin constituency, an independent from Ziro and an independent from Along North).[3]

A peculiar situation for the tribal societies of the Union Territory was that in many constituencies members of the same families (even brothers) or clans fought against each other for different parties.[3] There were only two female candidates (Nyari Welly and Omem Deori) standing in the election. Neither was elected.[2]

Janata Party won 17 seats, compared to 8 seats for the PPA. Five seats were won by independents.[2] Following the election, a five-member cabinet was sworn in on 14 March 1978, headed by Janata Party leader Prem Khandu Thungan as Chief Minister.[1][4] Other ministers were Gegong Apang, Tadar Tang, Soben Tayang and Nokme.[1] The newly elected assembly held its first session in Itanagar on 21 March 1978.[5] Three members were nominated by the Governor to sit in the Assembly, amongst them was one woman (Sibo Kai).[6][7]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Janata Party66,90642.0817New
People's Party of Arunachal48,07530.248New
Indian National Congress7200.450New
Independents43,28727.235New
Total158,988100.0030New
Valid votes158,98896.60
Invalid/blank votes5,5993.40
Total votes164,587100.00
Registered voters/turnout224,83973.20
Source: ECI[2]

Results by constituency

Winner, runner-up, voter turnout, and victory margin in every constituency[8]
Assembly Constituency Turnout Winner Runner Up Margin
#k Names % Candidate Party Votes % Candidate Party Votes %
1Tawang-I74.50%Karma WangchuIndependent2,31365.17%Tashi LamaJP1,23634.83%1,077
2Tawang-II76.92%Tashi KhanduIndependent1,87453.39%Tsering TashiJP1,63646.61%238
3Dirang–Kalaktang-Prem Khandu ThungonJPElected Unopposed
4Bomdila75.69%Rinchin KharuJP2,73473.49%Dorjee TseringIndependent98626.51%1,748
5Seppa 62.06%Donglo SonamJP4,23265.28%Nyari WellyPPA1,64925.44%2,583
6Chayangtajo64.33%Kameng DoloJP3,39657.51%Tame YangfoPPA2,50942.49%887
7Koloriang67.31%Chera TaloJP2,22153.96%Lokam TadoPPA1,89546.04%326
8Nyapin-Palin59.28%Tadar TangJP3,96179.86%Tadar TaniangPPA99920.14%2,962
9Doimukh–Sagalee80.72%Tara SindaJP2,14932.61%Khoda TanaIndependent1,52023.07%629
10Ziro–Hapoli75.61%Padi YubbeJP4,52944.80%Grati TakkaIndependent2,01419.92%2,515
11Riga-Tali76.93%Nido TechiJP3,53955.00%Boa TamoPPA2,89645.00%643
12Daporijo87.07%Tadak DulomJP4,98158.87%Tabom NgubaPPA3,48041.13%1,501
13Daksing-Taliha72.15%Tara PayengPPA1,90832.58%Pakda MayengIndependent1,77630.32%132
14Mechuka84.80%Tadik ChijeIndependent1,90347.79%Tapik RinyaPPA1,11928.10%784
15Along North81.96%Lijum RonyaPPA3,39451.13%Talong TagguIndependent1,86828.14%1,526
16Along South82.82%Boken EtteIndependent1,97227.88%TumpaketeJP1,50421.26%468
17Basar89.26%Tomo RibaPPA4,10959.93%Tadak BasarJP2,74740.07%1,362
18Pasighat80.90%Sutem TasungPPA4,85759.93%Tarung PabinJP1,90623.52%2,951
19Yingkiong–Pangin69.52%Geogong ApangJP4,43561.09%Tagang TakiIndependent2,82538.91%1,610
20Meriang-Mebo74.96%Onyok RomePPA3,71759.94%Kabang BorangIndependent1,58725.59%2,130
21Koloriang44.49%Tade TachcIndependent1,04868.54%Mukut MithiJP33021.58%718
22Roing74.18%Aken LegoPPA2,10260.09%Gora PartinJP93026.59%1,172
23Nomsai–Chowkham81.72%Chow Tewa MienJP4,54241.99%Chau Khouk ManpoongPPA3,03628.07%1,506
24Tezu Hayuliang66.02%Sobeng TayengJP4,76171.98%Yiasing MininPPA1,85328.02%2,908
25Noadehing–Nampong76.22%Jungpum JugliPPA1,20934.58%Samchom NgemuIndependent96227.52%247
26Changlang76.30%Tengam NgemuJP2,19450.82%NongchoPPA1,64338.06%551
27Khonsa South75.98%Sijen KongkangPPA2,03536.57%Wangpha LowangJP1,82632.81%209
28Khonsa North74.52%Nokmey NamatiJP1,86636.65%Wanglat LowangchaPPA1,40127.52%465
29Niausa–Kanubari-Noksong BohamJPElected Unopposed
30Pongchau-Wakka30.67%Wnagnam WangshuJP1,34459.63%AchingIndependent91040.37%434

References

  1. 1 2 3 Kumar, Sudhir. Political and Administrative Setup of Union Territories in India. New Delhi, India: Mittal Publications, 1991. pp. 115-116
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1978 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH Archived 27 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  3. 1 2 3 Shiv Lal. Elections Under the Janata Rule. New Delhi: Election Archives, 1978. p. 23
  4. ↑ Karlo, Rejir. Emerging Pattern of Tribal Leadership in Arunachal Pradesh. New Delhi: Commonwealth Publ, 2005. p. 34
  5. ↑ Chowdhury, Jyotirindra Nath. Arunachal Pradesh, from Frontier Tracts to Union Territory. New Delhi: Cosmo, 1983. p. 365
  6. ↑ Johsi, H. G. Arunachal Pradesh: Past and Present. New Delhi, India: Mittal Publications, 2005. p. 123
  7. ↑ Karna, M. N. Social Movements in North-East India. New Delhi: Indus Pub. Co, 1998. p. 64
  8. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1978 to the Legislative Assembly of Arunachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 13 June 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
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