{{Short description|Indian politician}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}} {{Use Indian English|date=September 2019}} {{Infobox officeholder|office =Member of the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly}} '''Kumar Waii''' is an Indian politician from the state of Arunachal Pradesh.<ref name="CEO Arunachal"/>
Waii was elected from the Bameng seat in the 2014 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, standing as an Indian National Congress candidate.<ref name="CEO Arunachal">CEO Arunachal Pradesh. ''[http://ceoarunachal.nic.in/Election/AELN2014/LISTOFCONTESTINGAELN14.pdf List of contesting candidates] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140802003305/http://ceoarunachal.nic.in/Election/AELN2014/LISTOFCONTESTINGAELN14.pdf |date=2014-08-02 }}''</ref><ref>''Assam Tribune''. ''[http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=mar2814/oth05 Congress wins 11 seats unopposed in Arunachal] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429233842/http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=mar2814%2Foth05 |date=2014-04-29 }}''</ref><ref>{{ cite news |title=Election results |publisher=Election Commission of India, New Delhi |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/electionanalysis/AE/S02/partycomp11.htm | access-date = 13 September 2016}}</ref> He served as the Minister of Home and Urban Development of Arunachal Pradesh in the previous government (2014–2019).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.northeasttoday.in/kumar-wai-attends-national-convention-in-tawang/|title=Kumar Wai Attends National Convention in Tawang » Northeast Today|date=2018-11-22|website=Northeast Today|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-14}}</ref>
== Electoral performance == {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Election !! Constituency !! colspan="2"|Party !! Result !! Votes % !! Opposition Candidate !! colspan="2"|Opposition Party !! Opposition vote %|| Ref |- |2024||Bameng||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||{{Won}}||52.36%||Doba Lamnio||{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}||47.28%||<ref>{{cite news |last1=India TV News |last2= |first2= |date=2 June 2024 |title=Arunachal Pradesh Assembly Election Results 2024: Complete list of constituency-wise winners |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/arunachal-pradesh-assembly-election-results-2024-list-of-constituency-wise-leading-winning-candidates-parties-bjp-congress-pema-khandu-updates-2024-06-02-934271 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240603080244/https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/arunachal-pradesh-assembly-election-results-2024-list-of-constituency-wise-leading-winning-candidates-parties-bjp-congress-pema-khandu-updates-2024-06-02-934271 |archive-date=3 June 2024 |access-date=3 June 2024 |work= |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Arunachal Pradesh Assembly Election Results 2024">{{cite news |date=2 June 2024 |title=Arunachal Pradesh Assembly Election Results 2024 |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/AcResultGen2ndJune2024/candidateswise-S028.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250517130834/https://results.eci.gov.in/AcResultGen2ndJune2024/candidateswise-S028.htm |archive-date=17 May 2025 |access-date=17 May 2025 |publisher=Election Commission of India}}</ref> |- |2019||Bameng||{{party name with color|National People's Party (India)}}||{{Lost}}||47.58%||Goruk Pordung||{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}||51.60%||<ref name="Arunachal Pradesh Assembly results live updates {{!}} BJP wins 7 Assembly seats, leads in both LS seats">{{cite news|last1=|first1=|title=Arunachal Pradesh Assembly results live updates {{!}} BJP wins 7 Assembly seats, leads in both LS seats|url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/arunachal-pradesh-assembly/arunachal-pradesh-assembly-results-live-updates/article27195252.ece|accessdate=19 May 2025|publisher=The Hindu|date=22 May 2019|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20250519173743/https://www.thehindu.com/elections/arunachal-pradesh-assembly/arunachal-pradesh-assembly-results-live-updates/article27195252.ece|archivedate=19 May 2025|language=en-IN}}</ref> |- |2014||Bameng||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||{{Won}}||60.12%||Vijay Sonam||{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}||38.12%||<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Election Commission of India|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Arunachal Pradesh |url=https://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2014/Stat_Rep_Arunachal_Pradesh_2014.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210813080618/https://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2014/Stat_Rep_Arunachal_Pradesh_2014.pdf|archive-date=13 August 2021|access-date=15 February 2024|format=pdf}}</ref><ref name="Congress wins 42 seats in Arunachal Assembly polls">{{cite news |date=17 May 2014 |title=Congress wins 42 seats in Arunachal Assembly polls |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/archives/congress-wins-42-seats-arunachal-2193627 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250524082818/https://www.deccanherald.com/archives/congress-wins-42-seats-arunachal-2193627 |archive-date=24 May 2025 |access-date=24 May 2025 |publisher=Deccan Herald |language=en |issue=}}</ref> |- |2009||Bameng||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||{{Won}}||71.21%||Tagung Neri||{{party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress}}||28.79%||<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Election Commission of India|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Arunachal Pradesh |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/stat_AR_Aug2009.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170404184244/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/stat_AR_Aug2009.pdf|archive-date=4 April 2017|access-date=15 February 2024|format=pdf}}</ref> |- |2004||Bameng||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||{{Won}}||52.96%||Mekup Dolo||{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}||47.04%||<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Election Commission of India|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2004 to the Legislative Assembly of Arunachal Pradesh |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2004/StatisticalReports_AR_2004.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180324145008/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2004/StatisticalReports_AR_2004.pdf|archive-date=24 March 2018|access-date=15 February 2024|format=pdf}}</ref> |}
==See also== *Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
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Category:Arunachal Congress politicians Category:Living people Category:Year of birth missing (living people)