# Khonsa East Assembly constituency

Khonsa East is one of the 60 assembly constituencies of Arunachal Pradesh, a northeastern state of India. It is part of Arunachal East Lok Sabha constituency.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1990 | T. L. Rajkumar | Indian National Congress |
| 1995 | T. L. Rajkumar | Indian National Congress |
| 1999 | T. L. Rajkumar | Indian National Congress |
| 2004 | Kamthok Lowang | Independent politician |
| 2009 | Kamthok Lowang | All India Trinamool Congress |
| 2014 | Wanglam Sawin | People's Party of Arunachal |
| 2019 | Wanglam Sawin | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2024 | Wanglam Sawin | Independent politician |

## Election results
### Assembly Election 2024

2024 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Khonsa East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Wanglam Sawin | 4,544 | 55.82% | New |
| | BJP | Kamrang Tesia | 2,328 | 28.60% | 39.06 |
| | NPP | Nokju Wanghop | 1,229 | 15.10% | 7.27 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 40 | 0.49% | 0.07 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,216 | 27.22% | 18.07 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,141 | 80.27% | 1.16 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,142 | | 7.46 |
| | Independent gain from BJP | Independent gain from BJP | Swing | 11.84 | |

### Assembly Election 2019

2019 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Khonsa East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Wanglam Sawin | 5,051 | 67.65% | 37.00 |
| | NPP | Danhang Phuksa | 1,670 | 22.37% | New |
| | JD(S) | Wangman Lowangcha | 703 | 9.42% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 42 | 0.56% | 0.85 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,381 | 45.29% | 33.56 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,466 | 79.11% | 6.38 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,438 | | 8.22 |
| | BJP gain from PPA | BJP gain from PPA | Swing | 25.28 | |

### Assembly Election 2014

2014 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Khonsa East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PPA | Wanglam Sawin | 3,169 | 42.38% | 32.96 |
| | BJP | T. L. Rajkumar | 2,292 | 30.65% | 24.88 |
| | INC | Kamthok Lowang | 1,911 | 25.55% | 13.88 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 106 | 1.42% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 877 | 11.73% | 5.79 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,478 | 72.72% | 1.20 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,283 | | 0.74 |
| | PPA gain from AITC | PPA gain from AITC | Swing | 3.00 | |

### Assembly Election 2009

2009 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Khonsa East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AITC | Kamthok Lowang | 3,475 | 45.38% | New |
| | INC | T. L. Rajkumar | 3,020 | 39.44% | 35.96 |
| | PPA | Ngampay Lamaty | 721 | 9.41% | New |
| | BJP | Wangman Lowangcha | 442 | 5.77% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 455 | 5.94% | 53.50 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,658 | 73.92% | 10.48 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,360 | | 14.93 |
| | AITC gain from Independent | AITC gain from Independent | Swing | 32.60 | |

### Assembly Election 2004

2004 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Khonsa East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Kamthok Lowang | 4,459 | 77.98% | New |
| | AC | Chopnei Chimyang | 1,060 | 18.54% | New |
| | INC | T. L. Rajkumar | 199 | 3.48% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,399 | 59.44% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,718 | 62.00% | 63.43 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,014 | | 8.75 |
| | Independent gain from INC | Independent gain from INC | Swing | | |

### Assembly Election 1999

1999 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Khonsa East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | T. L. Rajkumar | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,289 | | 9.30 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | | |

### Assembly Election 1995

1995 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Khonsa East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | T. L. Rajkumar | 3,062 | 49.93% | 14.20 |
| | Independent | Kamthok Lowang | 3,033 | 49.45% | New |
| | Independent | Wentan Phuksa | 38 | 0.62% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 29 | 0.47% | 27.79 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,133 | 82.81% | 11.84 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,584 | | 3.47 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | | |

### Assembly Election 1990

1990 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Khonsa East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | T. L. Rajkumar | 3,245 | 64.13% | New |
| | JD | Tonhangtongluk | 1,815 | 35.87% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,430 | 28.26% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,060 | 71.35% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,330 | | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |