Gabriel Denwang Wangsu is an Indian politician and journalist.[1][2]

Wangsu contested the Kanubari seat in the 2009 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election. He stood as a People's Party of Arunachal candidate, obtaining 4,189 votes (46.30%) and finishing in second place behind the Indian National Congress leader Newlai Tingkhatra.[3]

He again contested the Kanubari seat in the 2014 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, standing as an independent.[1] He was again defeated by Tingkhatra, finishing in third place with 2,756 votes.[4] Tingkhatra died soon after the results were declared. Wangsu stood as the Indian National Congress candidate in the 15 October 2014 by-poll to fill the vacant Kanubari seat.[2][5][6] He was elected with 5,231 votes.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Tirap and Longding to witness tough fight in assembly polls". Times of India. 1 April 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  2. 1 2 New Indian Express. North-east Bypolls a Litmus Test for BJP
  3. ↑ Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2009 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH
  4. ↑ electionworld.in. Vidhan Sabha: Kanubari Archived 11 June 2021 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ Arunachal News. Kabubari seat byelection in Arunachal Pradesh on Oct 15
  6. ↑ Eastern Sky Media. Kanubari By-polls: BJP Brings in MoS Rijiju for Campaign Archived 19 October 2014 at archive.today
  7. ↑ Election Commission of India. Constituencywise-All Candidates Archived 3 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine
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