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Legislative Assembly elections were held in Arunachal Pradesh on 19 April 2024 to elect the 60 members of the 11th Arunachal Pradesh Assembly. The votes were counted and the results were declared on 2 June 2024 the Bharatiya Janata Party has won the election massively with 46 out of 60 seats and Pema Khandu sworn in as Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh for the third time.
Background
The tenure of Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly was scheduled to end on 2 June 2024. The previous assembly elections were held in April 2019. After the election, Bharatiya Janata Party formed the state government, with Pema Khandu becoming the Chief Minister.
Schedule
The schedule of the election was announced by the Election Commission of India on 16 March 2024.
| Poll Event | Schedule |
|---|---|
| Notification Date | 20 March 2024 |
| Last Date for filing nomination | 27 March 2024 |
| Scrutiny of nomination | 28 March 2024 |
| Last Date for Withdrawal of nomination | 30 March 2024 |
| Date of Poll | 19 April 2024 |
| Date of Counting of Votes | 2 June 2024 |
Parties and alliances
| Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Seats Contested | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 
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Pema Khandu | 60 | |
| National People's Party | 
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Thangwang Wangham | 20 | |
| Indian National Congress | 
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Nabam Tuki | 19 | |
| Nationalist Congress Party | 
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Likha Saaya | 14 | |
| People's Party of Arunachal | 
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Kahfa Bengia | 11 | ||
Candidates
Surveys and polls
Exit polls
| Polling agency | BJP | INC | Others | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Axis My India | 44-51 | 1-4 | 4-12 |
Results
Results by party
| Party | Popular vote | Seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±pp | Contested | Won | +/− | ||
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 332,773 | 54.57% | 3.71
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60 (10 unopposed) | 46 | 5
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| National People's Party | 98,254 | 16.11% | 1.55
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20 | 5 | 
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| Nationalist Congress Party | 63,630 | 10.43% | 10.43
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14 | 3 | 3
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| People's Party of Arunachal | 44,176 | 7.24% | 5.51
|
11 | 2 | 1
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| Indian National Congress | 33,877 | 5.56% |  11.29
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20 | 1 | 3
| |
| Other parties | 32,103 | 5.26% | 5 | 0 | 7
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| Independents | 14 | 3 | 1
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| NOTA | 4,010 | 0.66% | 0.28
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| Total | 100% | - | 143 | 60 | - | ||
Results by district
| District | Seats | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | NPP | INC | Others | ||
| Tawang | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| West Kameng | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bichom | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| East Kameng | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pakke-Kessang | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Papum Pare | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Keyi Panyor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lower Subansiri | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kra-Daadi | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kurung Kumey | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Upper Subansiri | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kamle | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| West Siang | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lower Siang | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lepa Rada | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Siang | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shi Yomi | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Upper Siang | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| East Siang | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Dibang Valley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lower Dibang Valley | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lohit | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anjaw | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Namsai | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Changlang | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tirap | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Longding | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 60 | 46 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
Results by constituency
Notes
References
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| Elections in Arunachal Pradesh | |
|---|---|
| General elections | |
| Legislative Assembly | |
| Local elections | |
| See also: Elections in India | |