Party Name : Independents
Constituency : Arunachal West
State : Arunachal Pradesh
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 1 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 11
More Information :
Positions Held : 1959-61 General Secretary, District Council, (called Bogum Boka) West Siang, Arunachal Pradesh 1972-73 Member, Basar Anchal Samiti, Distt. West Siang, Arunachal Pradesh Vice-President, Zilla Parishad (under Panchayati Raj), Distt. West Siang, Arunachal Pradesh. 1973-75 Chief Councillor, Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Council. Member, North-Eastern Council, Arunachal Pradesh 1975 Minister, Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Rural Works Department, Public Works Department, Planning, Horticulture, Panchayat and Information and Public Relations, Arunachal Pradesh 1977 Formed People's Party of Arunachal Pradesh 1978-82 Member, Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly 1979 Chief Minister, Arunachal Pradesh 1979-82 Leader of Opposition, Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly 1980-89 President, People's Party of Arunachal Pradesh 1989-90 President, J.D., Arunachal Pradesh 1995-96 Member, Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly Chairman, Committee on Subordinate Legislation, Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly Member, Rules Committee and House Committee, Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly 1996 Elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh)
Social and Cultural Activities :
Special Interests : Livestock rearing, horticulture, gardening, environment, pollution control
Favourite Pastime and Recreation : Fishing, hunting and gardening
Sports and Clubs : Badminton and volleyball
Countries Visited : Bangladesh and Bhutan
Other Information : Participated in freedom struggle as a student; Field Publicity Officer, Assam, Nagaland and Meghalaya, 1962-68; Circle Officer (executed judicial, treasury and accounts responsibilities), 1968-72
Election Result : Arunachal West Lok Sabha constituency Total electorate 3,11,147 Total votes polled 1,69,788 Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates: (1) Shri Tomo Riba (Ind.) 88,718 (2) Shri P.K. Thungon (I.N.C.) 49,102 (3) Shri Mallo Tarin (B.J.P.) 19,545 (4) Shri Larbin Nasi (Ind.) 9,226
