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Assembly constituency 46 · Arunachal Pradesh · ST

Chowkham is assembly constituency number 46 in Arunachal Pradesh, in Lohit district, and one of the segments of the Arunachal East Lok Sabha seat. In the 2019 election Chowna Mein of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 82.0% of the vote, 7,291 votes ahead of Khunang Kri (INC).

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Chowkham · 2019AC 46
  1. 01
    Chowna Mein
    BJP
    8,908
    82.03%
  2. 02
    Khunang Kri
    INC
    1,617
    14.89%
  3. NOTA · 334 (3.08%)

Margin 7,291 votes · 67.14% of valid votes

14,084
Registered electors
2019 election
77.2%
Turnout
-0.6 pts vs 2009
7,291
Victory margin
67.1% of valid votes
Apr 2019 · candidate-wise result

All 2 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 10,859 valid votes, NOTA included.

Chowkham 2019 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Chowna MeinMale · 68 yrs · STBJP8,908
82.03%
2Khunang KriMale · 43 yrs · STINC1,617
14.89%
—NOTANOTA334
3.08%
Past results

The seat changed hands: INC won in 2009, BJP in 2019.

0%20%40%60%80%20092019BJP 82.0%INC 14.9%NCP 39.0%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2009Chow Tewa MeinINC · 61.0% · margin 2,256Turnout77.7%
2019Chowna MeinBJP · 82.0% · margin 7,291Turnout77.2%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Chowkham result 2009

Chowkham 2009 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Chow Tewa MeinINC6,279
60.95%
2Chow Chinakong NamchoomNCP4,023
39.05%
Map

Chowkham outlined in orange among the other Arunachal Pradesh seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2024. Click any seat to open its page.

Other seats in Lohit district

Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.

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Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

Chowkham is one of the assembly segments of Arunachal East. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Arunachal East candidates.

  • Tapir GaoBJP8,538 81.7%
  • Bosiram SiramINC1,091 10.4%
  • Sotai KriIndependent541 5.2%
  • Omak NitikIndependent109 1.0%
  • Bandey MiliANCHDMCP101 1.0%

In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 7,447 EVM votes.

Open Arunachal East Lok Sabha result
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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Chowkham.

Who won the Chowkham assembly seat in 2019?

Chowna Mein of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Chowkham in the 2019 Arunachal Pradesh assembly election with 8,908 votes, which was 82.03% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Chowkham?

The margin was 7,291 votes (67.14% of valid votes). The runner-up was Khunang Kri of the Indian National Congress with 1,617 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Chowkham in 2019?

Turnout was 77.17%: 10,868 of 14,084 registered electors voted, across 33 polling stations. That is 0.6 points lower than in 2009.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Chowkham part of?

Chowkham is an assembly segment of the Arunachal East Lok Sabha constituency in Arunachal Pradesh. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Tapir Gao got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Chowkham a reserved constituency?

Yes. Chowkham is reserved for scheduled tribes (st), so only candidates from that community can contest, while all registered voters in the seat can vote.

When is the next assembly election in Chowkham?

The Arunachal Pradesh assembly elected in 2024 completes its five-year term in 2029, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.

Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Arunachal Pradesh assembly elections of 2019 and 2009 (2019 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.

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