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Jambey Tashi ( – 2 November 2022) was an Indian politician of the
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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
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and People's Party of Arunachal. He was the brother of the current Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh
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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
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of the 1 Lumla (Arunachal Pradesh) constituency. Tashi was one of 6 MLAs along with Chief Minister Pema Khandu to be suspended by the PPA for anti-party activities. Tashi died on 2 November 2022, at the age of 44.


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1970s births Year of birth missing 2022 deaths Indian National Congress politicians from Arunachal Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh MLAs 2014–2019 People's Party of Arunachal politicians Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Arunachal Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh MLAs 2009–2014 Arunachal Pradesh MLAs 2019–2024 People from Tawang district {{ArunachalPradesh-BJP-politician-stub