Gum Tayeng is an Indian politician.
Early life In 1962 she passed her Pre-University course at Lady Keane College in Shillong. Afterwards she worked as a school teacher for some time.The Sentinel. Congress candidate Gum Tayeng elected unopposed
On October 18, 2013, she was elected unopposed to the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly as an Indian National Congress candidate in a by-election in the Dambuk constituency. She is the widow of Jomin Tayeng, who had been elected to the Dambuk seat in the 2009 election.The Arunachal Times. Gum Tayeng elected unopposed from Dambuk Post. Arunachal Pradesh: Congress candidate Gum Tayeng elected unopposed in Dambuk by-poll
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 a candidate.Echo of India. In Arunachal, women contest only on 6 Assembly seats
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