Gum Tayeng
| Gum Tayeng MLA of 42-Dambuk (ST) Assembly Constituency | |
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| Assembly Member for Legislative Assembly of Arunachal Pradesh | |
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Assumed office May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Jomin Tayeng |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Roing |
| Nationality |
 India |
| Political party | INC |
| Spouse(s) | Jomin Tayeng |
| Children | 5 |
Gum Tayeng is an Indian politician.
Early life
In 1962 she passed Pre-University College at Lady Keane College in Shillong. Afterwards she worked as a school teacher for some time.[1]
On October 18, 2013 she was elected unopposed to the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly as an Indian National Congress candidate in a bye-election in the Dambuk constituency. She is the widow of Jomin Tayeng, who had been elected to the Dambuk seat in the 2009 election.[2][3]
Gum Tayeng was fielded as the Congress candidate in Dambuk in the 2014 Legislative Assembly election. She was one of only six women in the state to stand as candidate.[4]
References
- ↑ The Sentinel. Congress candidate Gum Tayeng elected unopposed
- ↑ The Arunachal Times. Gum Tayeng elected unopposed from Dambuk
- ↑ Post. Arunachal Pradesh: Congress candidate Gum Tayeng elected unopposed in Dambuk by-poll
- ↑ Echo of India. In Arunachal, women contest only on 6 Assembly seats
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