Tirong Aboh, the National Peoples Party (NPP) candidate who was gunned down by suspected NSCN militants, has retained the Khonsa West assembly constituency in Arunachal Pradesh.
According to The Quint, BJP is leading in 34 seats, the Nationalist People’s Party (NPP) is leading in three seats, the Indian National Congress (INC) also leads in three seats and the JD(U) is leading in 11 seats.
Aboh, who was killed along with 10 others, 12 miles from Khonsa area in Tirap district on 21 May, has defeated his lone rival Phawang Lowang of the BJP by 1,055 votes as per results declared by the Election Commission on Thursday.