Jomde Kena (Taramori, Gensi, 31 December 1967 –

Guwahati Guwahati (, ; formerly rendered Gauhati, ) is the biggest city of the Indian state of Assam and also the largest metropolis in northeastern India. Dispur, the capital of Assam, is in the circuit city region located within Guwahati and is the ...

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, 4 September 2017) was a politician of

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from Arunachal Pradesh. In 2014, he won Likabali seat from

Lower Siang district Lower Siang (Pron:/ˈsjæŋ or ˈsɪæŋ/) is one of the 25 administrative districts in the state of Arunachal Pradesh, India. The new district was carved out of West Siang and East Siang districts and declared operational on 22 September 2017 ...

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ticket but later switched sides with

People's Party of Arunachal Peoples Party of Arunachal, a regional political party in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. It was founded in September 1977 by Bakin Pertin, Oken Lego and L. Wanglat as president, Vice President and General Secretary of the party. Tomo ...

then with

. He was also Deputy Speaker of

from 2009 to 2014 and held the post of Transport Minister from 2014 to 2016. He was Health and Family Welfare Minister in Pema Khandu ministry. On 4 September 2017 Kena died in a private hospital at

after prolonged illness. He is survived by his wife, four daughters and two sons.Minister Jomde Kena laid to rest
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