Arunachal Polls: BJP wins 10 Assembly seats unopposed of the 60-member house; 14 candidates in fray for the 2 LS seats in the state

In Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections, 10 BJP MLAs have been declared elected unopposed after the last date of withdrawal of nominations yesterday. Arunachal Pradesh is going to simultaneous polls for its 60-seat Legislative Assembly and 2 Lok Sabha constituencies on April 19 next month in a single phase. With BJP securing 10 seats unopposed in the 60-member Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly, polling will be held for the remaining 50 Assembly seats now.

Single nomination paper has been filed in six assembly constituencies, while in four others, opposition candidates withdrew their papers. Chief Minister Pema Khandu, Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein and Itanagar MLA Techi Kaso are among the prominent candidates who have won unopposed. BJP has fielded candidates in all the 60 seats and Indian National Congress is contesting in only 13 seats.

For the two parliamentary constituencies there are 14 candidates in fray, with 8 candidates for the Arunachal West parliamentary Constituency and 6 for the Arunachal East Constituency.