Goruk Pordung

Goruk Pordung is an Indian politician who is serving as Member of 10th Arunachal Pradesh Assembly from Bameng Assembly constituency.[1][2] In 2019 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, he defeated Kumar Waii with the margin of 393 votes.[3]

Electoral performance

Election Constituency Party Result Votes % Opposition Candidate Opposition Party Opposition vote % Ref
2019 Bameng BJP Won 51.60% Kumar Waii NPP 47.58%

Controversy

In 2019, a case registered against him for raping a doctor.[4][5] In December 2019, Gauhati High Court rejected his bail.[6] In January 2020, Supreme Court of India ordered Special Investigation Team probe against him.[7] In February 2021, court granted him interim bail.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election, 2019". Election Commission of India.
  2. ^ "Constituencies". Government of Arunachal Pradesh.
  3. ^ "BJP wins 7 Assembly seats in Arunachal Pradesh". The Times of India. PTI. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Case registered against BJP MLA Goruk Pordung for 'raping' doctor". The Times of India. 15 October 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  5. ^ "BJP MLA from Arunachal Pradesh accused of rape". The Times of India. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  6. ^ "HC rejects bail of BJP MLA in rape case". The Arunachal Times. 20 December 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  7. ^ "SC orders SIT probe against BJP MLA | India News - Times of India". The Times of India. 10 January 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  8. ^ "Court grants interim bail to BJP MLA". The Arunachal Times. 14 February 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2022.


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