- The stage is set for today’s bypoll for two Arunachal Pradesh Assembly seats – Pakke-Kessang constituency in East Kameng district and Likabali seat in Lower Siang.
- Voter-Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) system will be used for the first time in the state.
- Elaborate security arrangements have been made and state police, ITBP and four companies of central paramilitary forces have been deployed. The critical polling booths would be covered by CRPF and IRB personnel.
- The Pakke-Kessang seat is all set for a straight contest between former Deputy Chief Minister Kameng Dolo, who is contesting on a Congress ticket, and BJP nominee BR Waghe, while the Likabali constituency would see a multi-cornered contest with four candidates in the fray. They are Kardo Nyigyor (BJP), Modam Dini (Congress), Gumke Riba (People’s Party of Arunachal) and Independent candidate Sengo Taipodia.
Arunachal Pradesh Pakke-Kasang (ST) and Likabali (ST) By Election 2017 Result Voting Live Dates Candidates News Update
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Arunachal Pradesh Pakke-Kasang (ST) and Likabali (ST) By-Election 2017 Result
- BJP candidate BR Waghe won the by-election to Pakke-Kessang Assembly seat in Arunachal Pradesh by a margin of 475 votes.
- The Pakke-Kessang fell vacant after the Gauhati High Court declared null and void the election of former deputy chief minister Kameng Dolo (Congress) from the seat in 2014 following an election petition filed against him by BJP nominee and former minister Atum Welly.
- Welly had alleged that a fraudulent move had thrown threw him out of the election as the Election Commission had accepted a forged letter of withdrawal of his candidature that led to the election of his lone opponent.
Arunachal Pradesh Pakke-Kasang (ST) and Likabali (ST) By Election 2017 Live Voting
Voting begins for bypolls in Arunachal Pradesh’s Pakke-Kessang and Likabali.
Arunachal Pradesh Pakke-Kasang (ST) and Likabali (ST) By Election 2017 Live Results
The Election Commission on Friday announced by-elections for Pakke Kasang and Likabali Assembly Constituencies in Arunachal Pradeshon December 21.
- The Model Code of Conduct shall come into force with immediate effect in the district(s) in which the whole or any part of the Assembly Constituency going for bye-election is included, subject to other conditions, the EC said in its announcement.
- The schedule has been fixed after taking into consideration various factors such as local festivals, electoral rolls, weather conditions etc., the EC said.
- These vacant seats will also go to the polls on December 21, with counting on Dec 24.
Arunachal Pradesh Pakke-Kasang (ST) and Likabali (ST) By Election 2017 Schedule
| Poll Events | Schedule |
| Date of Issue of Gazette Notification | 27-Nov-17 |
| Last Date of Nominations | 4-Dec-17 |
| Date for Scrutiny of Nominations | 5-Dec-17 |
| Last Date for Withdrawal of candidatures | 7-Dec-17 |
| Date of Poll | 21-Dec-17 |
| Date of Counting | 24-Dec-17 |
| Date before which election shall be completed | 26-Dec-17 |
Pakke-Kasang (ST) Last Assembly Election Result 2014
| S.No. | Candidate Name & Brief Bio | Party | Gender | Vote % |
| 1 | None Of The Above | NOTA | 0 | - |
| 2 | Kameng Dolo | INC | M |
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Likabali (ST) Last Assembly Election Result 2014
| S.No. | Candidate Name & Brief Bio | Party | Gender | Votes Polled | Vote % |
| 1 | None Of The Above | NOTA * | 0 | 28 | 0.33% |
| 2 | Gumke Riba | BJP * | M | 1930 | 22.45% |
| 3 | Jomde Kena | INC * | M | 3524 | 41% |
| 4 | Kirri Dini Bogum | AAP * | M | 142 | 1.65% |
| 5 | Yai Mara | IND * | M | 2972 | 34.57% |