Boken Ete

Boken Ete (1 March 1922 – 8 January 2020) was an Indian politician and civil servant from Arunachal Pradesh. He was a legislator of the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly.

Boken Ete
Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
1978–1980
Preceded byConstituency Established
Succeeded byTumpak Ete
ConstituencyAlong South
Personal details
Born(1922-03-01)1 March 1922
Died8 January 2020(2020-01-08) (aged 97)

Biography

Ete was born on 1 March 1922 at Bene in West Siang.[1] He started his career as a member of the Agency Labour Corps in 1944.[2] He worked on various posts on it.[3]

Ete was conferred with Assam Governor's Earthquake Relief Fund Medal for his relief work after Assam earthquake in 1950.[2] He also received Assam Governor's Commendation Certificate in 1958 and Lt. Governor's Commendation Certificate 1978.[1] He was elected as a legislator of the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly as an independent candidate from Along South in 1978.[4]

Ete died on 8 January 2020 at the age of 97.[3]

References
  1. "Ex-MLA Boken Ete passes away". The Assam Tribune. 9 January 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  2. "Former MLA Boken Ete no more". The Arunachal Times. 10 January 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  3. "Guv, CM & speaker lead state in mourning ex-MLA Ete's demise". Arunachal Observer. 10 January 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  4. "Arunachal Pradesh Assembly Election Results in 1978". www.elections.in. Retrieved 2 December 2019.


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