Chowna Mein

Chowna Mein
Deputy Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh
Incumbent
Assumed office
29 May 2019
GovernorJyoti Prasad Rajkhowa
Tathagata Roy
V. Shanmuganathan
Padmanabha Acharya
B. D. Mishra
Kaiwalya Trivikram Parnaik
Preceded byPosition established
Member of Legislative Assembly, Arunachal Pradesh
Incumbent
Assumed office
2019
ConstituencyChowkham
In office
1995–2019
Chief MinisterPema Khandu
ConstituencyLekang
Personal details
Born (1950-12-02) 2 December 1950 (age 73)
Sunpura, Arunachal Pradesh, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Other political
affiliations
ResidenceItanagar
Alma materJawaharlal Nehru College, Pasighat

Chowna Mein is an Indian politician from Arunachal Pradesh, who has been serving as the state’s Deputy Chief Minister since July 2016 under the present Government formed by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), with Pema Khandu as its Chief Minister.[1] Mein holds the portfolio of Finance & Investment, Power & Non Conventional Energy Resources, Tax & Excise, State Lotteries, and Economics & Statistics.[2]

Prior to his role as Deputy Chief Minister under the present BJP-formed Government, Mein also held the post of Deputy Chief Minister in the state of Arunachal Pradesh from March 2016 to July 2016 under the Government formed by former Chief Minister Kalikho Pul.[3][4][5] After the brief Government formed by Pul, Pema Khandu was sworn in as the 9th Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh in July 2016, during which Chowna Mein was also sworn in as Deputy Chief Minister of the state.[6][7]

On 21 December 2016, Pema Khandu, along with Chowna Mein and 5 other MLAs were suspended from 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 Khandu.[8][9][10] However, in a fast-paced development, a BJP Government was established in the state, after 33 out of 43 PPA MLAs joined the party.[11][1] The newly formed Government by BJP in Arunachal Pradesh continued with the previous cabinet established under Chief Minister Pema Khandu, implying that Chowna Mein continued to serve as the Deputy Chief Minister under the new Government.[12]

  1. ^ a b Desk, PTI & The Hindu Net (31 December 2016). "BJP forms govt in Arunachal Pradesh". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 4 January 2023. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  2. ^ "Arunachal Pradesh State Portal".
  3. ^ "Arunachal Chief Minister Kalikho Pul Allocates Portfolios To Ministers". NDTV.com. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Election results". Election Commission of India, New Delhi. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  5. ^ CEO Arunachal Pradesh. List of contesting candidates Archived 2014-08-02 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "Pema Khandu sworn in as Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh". The Hindu. 17 July 2016. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Will try to complete father's unfinished work: Arunachal CM Pema Khandu". Hindustan Times. 17 July 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  8. ^ "After Pema Khandu's suspension, Takam Pario to be new Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh, PPA Chairman says". The Times of India. 30 December 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  9. ^ Takam Pario likely to be Arunachal CM in 2017 after PPA suspendsKhandu
  10. ^ Takam Pario, the richest Arunachal MLA, may replace Pema Khandu as CM
  11. ^ "BJP takes another Northeast state as Arunachal CM Khandu joins BJP with 33 MLAs". Hindustan Times. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  12. ^ "BJP Forms Government In Arunachal Pradesh As Chief Minister Pema Khandu, 32 Others Join Party". NDTV.com. Retrieved 4 January 2023.