Elections for the 60-member Assembly is all set to be held on April 11 in Arunachal Pradesh. A total of 184 candidates will be contesting the polls. 11 women candidates are also in the fray. With nine first time contestants in both assembly and Lok Sabha, this is the highest number of women candidates in the state till date. Of the 11 assembly poll contestants, the Congress has fielded five women candidates, the ruling BJP nominated three, while the People s Party of Arunachal (PPA) and the JD(U
The National People’s Party (NPP) has released its first list of candidates for 29 assembly constituencies out of 60 in Arunachal Pradesh. The list was released on Wednesday. The Lok Sabha and the assembly polls in the state will be held simultaneously on April 11.