Punji Mara (1943 or 1944 – 18 November 2025) was an Indian politician from the state of Arunachal Pradesh.[1]
Life and career
editMara was elected unopposed from the Taliha constituency in the 2014 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, standing as a People's Party of Arunachal candidate.[2][1][3][4] Punji Mara was born to Makpung Mara, who was a Lieutenant in the Indian Army.[5][6][7][8]
Mara died of complications from a stroke on 18 November 2025, at the age of 81.[9]
See also
editReferences
edit- 1 2 CEO Arunachal Pradesh. List of contesting candidates Archived 2 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "11 Congress candidates for Arunachal Assembly elected unopposed". The Economic Times. 27 March 2014. Archived from the original on 18 May 2025. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
- ↑ Assam Tribune. Congress wins 11 seats unopposed in Arunachal Archived 29 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Election results". Election Commission of India, New Delhi. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ↑ "BJP in power in Arunachal after 33 MLAs switch sides". The Times of India. 1 January 2017. Archived from the original on 7 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- ↑ "Arunachal CM Pema Khandu appoints 26 MLAs as parliamentary secretary". The Indian Express. 26 October 2016. Archived from the original on 22 May 2025. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- ↑ "Khandu appoints 26 MLAs as parliamentary secretary". The Hindu. 18 September 2016. Archived from the original on 22 May 2025. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- ↑ "Arunachal CM appoints 26 MLAs as parliamentary secretary". India Today. 18 September 2016. Archived from the original on 22 May 2025. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- ↑ Five-time Arunachal MLA Punji Mara passes away at 81
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