Jambey Tashi

Jambey Tashi
Assembly Member
for Legislative Assembly of Arunachal Pradesh
In office
May 2019 – 2 November 2022
Preceded byHis Eminence Tsona Gontse Rinpoche
Personal details
Bornc. 1978
Died (aged 44)
Guwahati, Assam, India
NationalityIndian
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party (BJP) (2016 - present)
PPA (September 2016 - December 2016)
SpouseTsering Lhamu
Children3 (2 daughters and 1 son)
RelativesDorjee Khandu (father)
Pema Khandu (brother)
Residence(s)Lumla and Itanagar
Alma materGovernment Higher Secondary School Tawang and University of Delhi.
OccupationPublic Leader
ProfessionPolitician
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Jambey Tashi (c. 1978 – 2 November 2022) was an Indian politician of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Arunachal Pradesh, serving as the MLA of 1-Lumla constituency. He was also a Member of National Minority Morcha, BJP. Tashi had previously been a member of the Indian National Congress and People's Party of Arunachal. He was the brother of the current Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh Pema Khandu.[1]

In 2009, he was elected unopposed from 1-Lumla S/T Assembly Constituency on a Congress ticket. In the 2014 election for the 1-Lumla Legislative Assembly of Arunachal Pradesh he defeated Independent candidate Theg Tse Rinpoche, on a Congress ticket, by 1499 votes. In 2019 Legislative Assembly elections, he rode on a BJP ticket and defeated Jampa Thrinly Kunkhap of NPP by 1288 votes. Jambey Tashi garnered 4567 votes while Jampa Thrinly Kunkhap got 3279 votes. He was the incumbent Member of Legislative Assembly of the 1 Lumla (Arunachal Pradesh) constituency.[2][3]

Tashi was one of 6 MLAs along with Chief Minister Pema Khandu to be suspended by the PPA for anti-party activities.[4]

Tashi died on 2 November 2022, at the age of 44.[5]

  1. ^ Choudhury, Ratnadip (2 November 2022). "Arunachal BJP MLA Jambey Tashi Dies At 48, Chief Minister Pays Respects". NDTV. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  2. ^ "The Arunachal Times - Archives - Sep 14".
  3. ^ "Election results: Congress wins 18 assembly seats, leading in 16 in Arunachal - Times of India". The Times of India.
  4. ^ "Arunachal CM Pema Khandu suspended from PPA along with 6 others". 30 December 2016.
  5. ^ "Arunachal: Lumla MLA Jambey Tashi Passes Away in Guwahati". Arunachal 24. 2 November 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2022.