Takam Pario
Takam Pario Tagar is an Indian politician who formerly served as the Leader of Opposition in Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly.[1] His real name is Takam Tagar but is affectionately called Pario. He won the 2009 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election on a PPA ticket, switched to the Indian National Congress and won the 2014 elections on an INC ticket and later switched to the PPA, before returning to the Congress again. He is currently a member of Indian National Congress.[2]
Takam Pario was elected unopposed from the Palin constituency in the 2014 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, standing as an INC candidate.[1][3][4][5]
On 30 December 2016, Pema Khandu along with 6 other MLAs were suspended as a member of the People's Party of Arunachal by the party president and Takam Pario was named as the next likely Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh replacing Pema Khandu. For the assembly elections held in 2009 and 2014, Takam Pario was the richest candidate standing for election to the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly, with assets worth 200 crores.[6][7][8]
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[edit]- 1 2 CEO Arunachal Pradesh. List of contesting candidates Archived 2 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Arunachal Congress gains two NPP MLAs
- ↑ Assam Tribune. Congress wins 11 seats unopposed in Arunachal Archived 29 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Election results". Election Commission of India, New Delhi. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ↑ "11 Congress candidates for Arunachal Assembly elected unopposed". The Economic Times. 27 March 2014. Archived from the original on 18 May 2025. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
- ↑ After Pema Khandu's suspension, Takam Pario to be new Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh, PPA Chairman says
- ↑ Takam Pario likely to be Arunachal CM in 2017 after PPA suspendsKhandu
- ↑ Takam Pario, the richest Arunachal MLA, may replace Pema Khandu as CM
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