# Khonsa West Assembly constituency

Khonsa West 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

| Year | Member | Party |
| 1990 | Sijen Kongkang | Indian National Congress |
| 1995 | Sijen Kongkang | Indian National Congress |
| 1999 | Thajam Aboh | Indian National Congress |
| 2004 | Thajam Aboh | Indian National Congress |
| 2009 | Yumsem Matey | Indian National Congress |
| 2014 | Tirong Aboh | People's Party of Arunachal |
| 2019 | Tirong Aboh | National People's Party |
| 2019 | Chakat Aboh | Trinamool Congress |
| 2024 | Chakat Aboh | Bharatiya Janata Party |
* ↑ by-election

## Election results
### Assembly Election 2024

2024 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Khonsa West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Chakat Aboh | 4,093 | 40.08% | New |
| | NCP | Yang Sen Matey | 3,289 | 32.20% | New |
| | Independent | Azet Homtok | 1,972 | 19.31% | New |
| | PPA | Gawang Hakhun | 466 | 4.56% | New |
| | INC | Tangse Tekwa | 316 | 3.09% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 77 | 0.75% | 0.04 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 804 | 7.87% | 11.94 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,213 | 87.02% | 5.36 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,737 | | 13.85 |
| | BJP gain from Independent | BJP gain from Independent | Swing | 19.83 | |

### Assembly By-election 2019

2019 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly by-election : Khonsa West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Chakat Aboh | 5,705 | 59.91% | New |
| | Independent | Azet Homtok | 3,818 | 40.09% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 68 | 0.71% | 0.55 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,887 | 19.82% | 8.93 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,523 | 91.83% | 1.80 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,309 | | 0.16 |
| | Independent gain from NPP | Independent gain from NPP | Swing | 4.55 | |

### Assembly Election 2019

2019 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Khonsa West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | NPP | Tirong Aboh | 5,366 | 55.36% | New |
| | BJP | Phawang Lowang | 4,311 | 44.48% | 28.73 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 16 | 0.17% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,055 | 10.88% | 11.19 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,693 | 94.17% | 2.17 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,293 | | 9.55 |
| | NPP gain from PPA | NPP gain from PPA | Swing | | |

### Assembly Election 2014

2014 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Khonsa West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PPA | Tirong Aboh | 3,898 | 45.09% | New |
| | INC | Yumsem Matey | 1,990 | 23.02% | 28.32 |
| | BJP | Thajam Aboh | 1,361 | 15.75% | 14.28 |
| | NPF | Phawang Lowang | 1,325 | 15.33% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 70 | 0.81% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,908 | 22.07% | 16.11 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,644 | 92.00% | 1.88 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,396 | | 7.86 |
| | PPA gain from INC | PPA gain from INC | Swing | 6.24 | |

### Assembly Election 2009

2009 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Khonsa West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Yumsem Matey | 4,030 | 51.34% | 5.47 |
| | AITC | Thajam Aboh | 3,562 | 45.38% | New |
| | NCP | Jitbo Aboh | 143 | 1.82% | New |
| | BJP | Langwang Sumpa | 115 | 1.46% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 468 | 5.96% | 4.47 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,850 | 90.12% | 1.12 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,711 | | 12.56 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 5.47 | |

### Assembly Election 2004

2004 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Khonsa West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Thajam Aboh | 3,239 | 45.87% | 0.67 |
| | Independent | Yumsem Matey | 3,134 | 44.38% | New |
| | Independent | Hangliam Sumnyan | 688 | 9.74% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 105 | 1.49% | 7.47 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,061 | 89.66% | 5.16 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,739 | | 9.34 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | | |

### Assembly Election 1999

1999 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Khonsa West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Thajam Aboh | 2,754 | 45.20% | 13.80 |
| | NCP | Hangliam Sumnyan | 2,208 | 36.24% | New |
| | BJP | Sijen Kongkang | 1,131 | 18.56% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 546 | 8.96% | 9.05 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,093 | 88.63% | 0.93 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,078 | | 3.65 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | | |

### Assembly Election 1995

1995 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Khonsa West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Sijen Kongkang | 3,506 | 59.00% | 17.91 |
| | Independent | Wangdi Hakhun | 2,436 | 41.00% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,070 | 18.01% | 7.25 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,942 | 89.68% | 2.86 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,829 | | 0.03 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | | |

### Assembly Election 1990

1990 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Khonsa West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Sijen Kongkang | 2,361 | 41.10% | New |
| | Independent | Hangliam Sumnyan | 1,743 | 30.34% | New |
| | JD | Somlang Tangdong | 1,641 | 28.56% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 618 | 10.76% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,745 | 85.28% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,827 | | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |