Name of Member: Shri Tomo Riba
Political Party: Independents
Constituency & State: Arunachal West (Arunachal Pradesh)
Lok Sabha Experience: 11
Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XI Lok Sabha
RIBA, SHRI TOMO INDEPENDENT - ARUNACHAL WEST (ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
Father's Name : Shri William Anthony Michael
Date of Birth : 16 October 1937
Place of Birth : Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh)
Marital Status : Married on 3 June 1963
Spouse's Name : Shri Denzil Rego
Children : Three sons and two daughters
Educational Qualifications :
M.A., B.Ed.
Educated at Shivaji University, Kolhapur (Maharashtra) and
Annamalai University, Chennai (Tamil Nadu)
Profession :
Teacher, Educationist and Social Worker
Permanent Address :
21, Rest House Crescent, Bangalore-560001 (Karnataka)
Tel. (080) 5594276
Positions Held :
1959-61 General Secretary, District Council, (called Bogum Boka) West Siang, Arunachal Pradesh
1972-73 Member, Basar Anchal Samiti, Distt. West Siang, Arunachal Pradesh
Vice-President, Zilla Parishad (under Panchayati Raj), Distt. West Siang, Arunachal Pradesh.
1973-75 Chief Councillor, Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Council.
Member, North-Eastern Council, Arunachal Pradesh
1975 Minister, Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Rural Works Department, Public Works Department,
Planning, Horticulture, Panchayat and Information and Public Relations, Arunachal Pradesh
1977 Formed People's Party of Arunachal Pradesh
1978-82 Member, Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
1979 Chief Minister, Arunachal Pradesh
1979-82 Leader of Opposition, Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
1980-89 President, People's Party of Arunachal Pradesh
1989-90 President, J.D., Arunachal Pradesh
1995-96 Member, Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Chairman, Committee on Subordinate Legislation, Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Member, Rules Committee and House Committee, Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
1996 Elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh)
Social and Cultural Activities :
Active involvement in social and cultural aspects of change taking in Arunachal Pradesh before and after it attained Statehood in 1986
Special Interests :
Livestock rearing, horticulture, gardening, environment, pollution control
Favourite Pastime and Recreation : Fishing, hunting and gardening Sports and Clubs : Badminton and volleyball Countries Visited : Bangladesh and Bhutan Other Information :
Participated in freedom struggle as a student; Field Publicity Officer, Assam, Nagaland and Meghalaya, 1962-68; Circle Officer (executed judicial, treasury and accounts responsibilities), 1968-72
Election Result :
Arunachal West Lok Sabha constituency
Total electorate 3,11,147
Total votes polled 1,69,788
Votes polled in favour of
the first four leading candidates:
(1) Shri Tomo Riba (Ind.) 88,718
(2) Shri P.K. Thungon (I.N.C.) 49,102
(3) Shri Mallo Tarin (B.J.P.) 19,545
(4) Shri Larbin Nasi (Ind.) 9,226
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