46. Chowkham is an Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituency in Arunachal Pradesh. This constituency is located in the North East region of India and in the East region within Arunachal Pradesh. This seat includes the following districts of Arunachal Pradesh: Namsai. Chowkham Assembly seat can be classified as: and the reservation status of this seat is: Scheduled Tribe. 46. Chowkham was scheduled to vote on Friday, April 19, 2024, alongwith voting in Phase 1 of the 2024 Lok Sabha general election.
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Chowkham Assembly constituency (Image: News18)
Location
The geographic coordinates of Chowkham Assembly constituency are: 27°43'26.8"N 96°17'35.9"E. Chowkham shares its borders with five other Assembly constituencies. Other Arunachal Pradesh Assembly constituencies adjacent to Chowkham are: Namsai, Lekang, Bordumsa - Diyun, Tezu, Hayuliang. This constituency shares an inter-state border with: .
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Location of Chowkham Assembly constituency on the Assembly constituency map of Arunachal Pradesh displaying the 60 different Assembly constituencies (Image: News18)
There were a total of 14,338 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2024 Assembly election, of which 7,521 were male, 6,817 female and 0 of the third gender. In the 2019 Assembly elections, there were a total of 14,084 registered voters, of which 7,521 were male, 6,628 female and 0 of the third gender. In 2014 elections, there were a total of 13,097 registered voters in this constituency, of which 7,031 were male, 6,066 female and 0 of the third gender. In the 2009 polls, the number of total electors was 13,265 which included 7,182 male, and 6,083 female.
The number of service voters in Assembly constituency was 26 in 2019, 5 in 2014 and 2 in 2009.
The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2024 was 906, in 2019 it was 889, 863 in 2014 and 847 in 2009.
Poll dates
Chowkham Assembly constituency was scheduled to go the polls in Phase 1 of the 2024 Arunachal Pradesh Assembly elections on Friday, April 19, 2024 and counting of votes was to be held on Sunday, June 2, 2024. However, because of only one contesting candidate in this constituency, voting was not necessary for this seat and the candidate was declared the unopposed winner..
In the 2019 state Assembly elections, this seat voted in Phase 1 on Thursday, April 11, 2019 and the results were declared on Thursday, May 23, 2019.
In the 2014 polls, this constituency voted in Phase 1 on Wednesday, April 9, 2014 and the results were declared on Friday, May 16, 2014.
In 2009, Chowkham voted in Phase 1 on Tuesday, October 13, 2009 and the results were declared on Tuesday, October 22, 2009.
Extent
According the latest delimitation documents for 46. Chowkham Assembly seat, the extent of this constituency covers the following areas of Arunachal Pradesh: Chowkham and Wakro Circles.
Voter turnout
According to data released by the Election Commission of India, in the 2024 Arunachal Pradesh Assembly elections, the estimated voter turnout in this Arunachal Pradesh constituency was --%. In 2019, this seat registered a turnout of 77.17%, while it was 76.57% in 2014 and 77.74% in 2009. The estimated turnout in 2024 was NA% compared to the 2019 turnout.
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Total voters
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Victory margin
In the 2019 Arunachal Pradesh Assembly elections, Chowna Mein of BJP won in this constituency beating Khunang Kri of INC by a margin of 7,291 votes which was 67.14% of the total votes cast. In 2014, Chow Tewa Mein of INC was the winner in this seat beating Sotai Kri of BJP by a margin of 2,894 votes which was 28.89% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2009 Assembly elections, Chow Tewa Mein of INC won this seat defeating Chow Chinakong Namchoom of NCP by a margin of 2,256 votes which was 21.9% of the total votes polled for the seat.
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Winner vote share (%)
In the 2019 Arunachal Pradesh Assembly elections, Chowna Mein of BJP had a vote share of 82.03% in this seat. In 2014, Chow Tewa Mein of INC secured a vote share of 55.69% in this constituency. In the 2009 Assembly elections, Chow Tewa Mein of INC got a vote share of 60.95% in Chowkham.