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Tapir Gao (born 1 October 1964) is an Indian politician from Arunachal Pradesh and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He represents the Arunachal East Lok Sabha constituency, which he won in 2004, 2019 and 2024. He has also served as president of the Arunachal Pradesh unit of the BJP and as vice-chairman of the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes.

Wiki & Bios

Native Name :
Tapir Gao
Nickname :
Na
Born :
01 Oct
Birth Place :
Molom Village, West Siang District, Arunachal Pradesh, India
Occupation :
Politician (Lok Sabha MP, Arunachal East); Social Worker; Agriculturist
Spouse Name :
Dui Gao (m. 1990)
Year Active :
1987–present
Party :
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Designation :
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha (2004–09, 2019–present)
Area :
Arunachal East, Arunachal Pradesh
Organization :
NA
Marital Status:
Married
Zodiac Sign:
Libra
Figure Mesurement:
Indian Rupees
TV Serials:
Na
Religion:
Na
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/tapirgaobjp/
Twitter:
https://x.com/TapirGao
Nationality:
Indian

Career

Political career

Gao later joined the BJP and won the Arunachal East seat in the 2004 Lok Sabha election. He served as vice-chairman of the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes in 2003–04. After losing in 2009 and 2014, he regained the seat in 2019 and has also led the state BJP as its president.

In Parliament he is known for raising border issues with China; in February 2020 he told the Lok Sabha that several areas of Arunachal Pradesh were missing from official political maps. In the 2024 election he retained Arunachal East, defeating Congress candidate Bosiram Siram by 30,421 votes. He has since raised issues such as mobile connectivity in remote areas like Vijaynagar and discrimination faced by people from the Northeast.