Itanagar: Two newly-elected BJP MLAs took oath as members of the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly.
Assembly Speaker T N Thongdok administered the oath to B R Waghe, who won the by-poll from Pakke-Kessang constituency and Kardo Nyigyor from the Likabali seat, counting for which was held on December 24.
Over 68.5 per cent electors cast their votes in the by-poll, with Pakke-Kessang recording 86 per cent turnout and Likabali 51 per cent in the December 21 by-elections.
In the Likabali seat, Mr Nyigyor won by a slender margin of 305 votes, defeating his nearest rival, Gumke Riba of the Peoples' Party of Arunachal (PPA).
Assembly Speaker T N Thongdok administered the oath to B R Waghe, who won the by-poll from Pakke-Kessang constituency and Kardo Nyigyor from the Likabali seat, counting for which was held on December 24.
Over 68.5 per cent electors cast their votes in the by-poll, with Pakke-Kessang recording 86 per cent turnout and Likabali 51 per cent in the December 21 by-elections.
In the Likabali seat, Mr Nyigyor won by a slender margin of 305 votes, defeating his nearest rival, Gumke Riba of the Peoples' Party of Arunachal (PPA).
Advertisement
COMMENTS
Advertisement
PM Modi Hails BJP Victories In UP, Arunachal Pradesh Bypolls BJP Wrests Both Seats From Congress In Arunachal Pradesh By-Polls 68.5 Per Cent Votes Cast In Arunachal's Pakke-Kessang And Likabali By-Elections Bangladesh Imposes Curfew, Deploys Military As 105 Die In Protests "Jindal Group Executive Showed Porn, Groped Me On Flight": Woman To NDTV "Atmanirbharta" Cannot Be At Cost Of Nation's Defence: Air Force Vice Chief Meta Content Moderation Vendors Hit By Global Cyber Outage Conspiracy Theories Take Off After Global IT Crash UP Train Services Resume At Gonda Accident Site Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.