Gum Tayeng
Appearance
Gum Tayeng MLA of 42-Dambuk (ST) Assembly Constituency | |
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Assembly Member for Legislative Assembly of Arunachal Pradesh | |
Assumed office May 2014 | |
Preceded by | Jomin Tayeng |
Personal details | |
Born | Dambuk |
Nationality | Indian |
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Other political affiliations | INC |
Spouse | Jomin Tayeng |
Children | 3 sons and 1 daughter |
Alma mater | Lady Keane College, Shillong |
Gum Tayeng is an Indian politician.
Early life
[edit]In 1962 she passed Pre-University College at Lady Keane College in Shillong. Afterwards she worked as a school teacher for some time.[1]
On October 18, 2013, she was elected unopposed to the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly as an Indian National Congress candidate in a by-election in the Dambuk constituency. She is the widow of Jomin Tayeng, who had been elected to the Dambuk seat in the 2009 election.[2][3]
Gum Tayeng was fielded as the Congress candidate in Dambuk in the 2014 Legislative Assembly election. She was one of only six women in the state to stand as candidate.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ The Sentinel. Congress candidate Gum Tayeng elected unopposed Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The Arunachal Times. Gum Tayeng elected unopposed from Dambuk Archived 19 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Post. Arunachal Pradesh: Congress candidate Gum Tayeng elected unopposed in Dambuk by-poll
- ^ Echo of India. In Arunachal, women contest only on 6 Assembly seats
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