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Assembly constituency 56 · Arunachal Pradesh · ST

Khonsa West is assembly constituency number 56 in Arunachal Pradesh, in Tirap district, and one of the segments of the Arunachal East Lok Sabha seat. In the 2024 election Chakat Aboh of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 40.1% of the vote, 804 votes ahead of Yang Sen Matey (NCP).

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Khonsa West · 2024AC 56
  1. 01
    Chakat Aboh
    BJP
    4,093
    40.08%
  2. 02
    Yang Sen Matey
    NCP
    3,289
    32.20%
  3. 03
    Azet Homtok
    Independent
    1,972
    19.31%
  4. 04
    Gawang Hakhun
    PPA
    466
    4.56%
  5. 05
    Tangse Tekwa
    INC
    316
    3.09%
  6. NOTA · 77 (0.75%)

Margin 804 votes · 7.87% of valid votes

11,882
Registered electors
2024 election
86.5%
Turnout
-8.0 pts vs 2019
804
Victory margin
7.9% of valid votes
Apr 2024 · candidate-wise result

All 5 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 10,213 valid votes, NOTA included.

Khonsa West 2024 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Chakat AbohFemale · 46 yrs · STBJP4,093
40.08%
2Yang Sen MateyMale · 28 yrs · STNCP3,289
32.20%
3Azet HomtokMale · 45 yrs · STIndependent1,972
19.31%
4Gawang HakhunMale · 34 yrs · STPPA466
4.56%
5Tangse TekwaMale · 59 yrs · STINC316
3.09%
—NOTANOTA77
0.75%
Past results

The seat changed hands: NPEP won in 2019, BJP in 2024.

0%20%40%60%200920192024BJP 40.1%NCP 32.2%NPP 55.4%INC 3.1%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2024Chakat AbohBJP · 40.1% · margin 804Turnout86.5%
2019 byeSmt. Chakat AbohIndependent · 59.5% · margin 1,887Turnout93.2%
2009Yumsem MateyINC · 51.3% · margin 468Turnout90.2%
2019Tirong AbohNPP · 55.4% · margin 1,055Turnout94.6%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation, plus bye-elections (dashed). Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Khonsa West bye-election, 21 Oct 2019

Turnout 93.2% · 9,611 of 10,309 electors voted

Khonsa West bye-election 2019-10-21 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Smt. Chakat AbohIndependent5,705
59.48%
2Shri Azet HomtokIndependent3,818
39.81%
—NOTANOTA68
0.71%

Khonsa West result 2019

Khonsa West 2019 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Tirong AbohNPP5,366
55.36%
2Phawang LowangBJP4,311
44.48%
—NOTANOTA16
0.17%

Khonsa West result 2009

Khonsa West 2009 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Yumsem MateyINC4,030
51.34%
2Thajam AbohTMC3,562
45.38%
3Jitbo AbohNCP143
1.82%
4Langwang SumpaBJP115
1.46%
Map

Khonsa West 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 Tirap district

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

BJPNPPNCPPPAINCOthers
Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

Khonsa West 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 GaoBJP3,604 37.9%
  • Bosiram SiramINC2,763 29.1%
  • Tamat GamohIndependent2,029 21.3%
  • Sotai KriIndependent650 6.8%
  • Omak NitikIndependent378 4.0%

In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 841 EVM votes.

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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Khonsa West.

Who won the Khonsa West assembly seat in 2024?

Chakat Aboh of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Khonsa West in the 2024 Arunachal Pradesh assembly election with 4,093 votes, which was 40.08% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Khonsa West?

The margin was 804 votes (7.87% of valid votes). The runner-up was Yang Sen Matey of the Nationalist Congress Party with 3,289 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Khonsa West in 2024?

Turnout was 86.55%: 10,284 of 11,882 registered electors voted, across 23 polling stations. That is 8.0 points lower than in 2019.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Khonsa West part of?

Khonsa West 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.

Has Khonsa West had a bye-election?

Yes. In the bye-election on 21 Oct 2019, Smt. Chakat Aboh (Independent) won by 1,887 votes.

Is Khonsa West a reserved constituency?

Yes. Khonsa West 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 Khonsa West?

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 2024 and 2019 and 2009 (2024 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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