Minister (Power)
Department of Hydropower Development, Government of Arunachal Pradesh
Shri Chowna Mein
Deputy Chief Minister & Minister for Power, Government of Arunachal Pradesh
- Father
- Late Chow Pook Gohain
- Date of Birth
- 2 December 1950, Sunpura, Namsai District
- Tribe
- Tai Khamti
- Marital Status
- Married
- Education
- B.A., J.N. Govt. College Pasighat; Honorary Ph.D., Gauhati University
- Constituency
- 46-Chowkham (ST), Namsai District
- Assumed Office
- 17 July 2016 (1st Term as DCM); 13 June 2024 (3rd Term)
Last updated: 7 March 2026
About Shri Chowna Mein
Shri Chowna Mein is the Deputy Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh and holds the portfolio of Power & Non-Conventional Energy Resources, which includes direct oversight of the Department of Hydropower Development (DHPD). He also holds the portfolios of Finance, Planning & Investment, Tax, Excise & Narcotics Control, State Lotteries, and Economics & Statistics.
Born on 2 December 1950 in Sunpura, Lohit district (now Namsai district), he belongs to the Tai Khamti community — a Scheduled Tribe of Theravada Buddhist tradition. The son of Late Chow Pook Gohain, one of the founding fathers of Arunachal Pradesh, he comes from a distinguished political family. He completed his B.A. from Jawaharlal Nehru Government College, Pasighat (Gauhati University) in 1975, and has been conferred an Honorary Ph.D. by Gauhati University.
Political Career
Shri Mein began his political career in 1995 when he was elected to the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly from the Lekang (ST) constituency. He went on to win six consecutive elections and served in several key capacities:
- Speaker, Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly (1998–1999)
Department of Hydropower Development, Arunachal Pradesh