Pema Khandu is an India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

n politician from the state of Arunachal Pradesh

Arunachal Pradesh

Arunachal Pradesh is a state of India, located in the far northeast. It borders the states of Assam and Nagaland to the south, and shares international borders with Burma in the east, Bhutan in the west, and the People's Republic of China in the north. The majority of the territory is claimed by...

. Khandu is the son of Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu

Dorjee Khandu

Dorjee Khandu was an Indian politician belonging to the Indian National Congress. He was the sixth Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh. He was reelected in 2009 general elections for the second term as the chief minister...

, who died in a helicopter crash. On May 20, 2011, follwing his father's death, Khandu was included in the state government as Minister of Water Resource Development and Tourism. He won an uncontested election to the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly from his father's constituency Mukto

Mukto (Assembly constituency)

Mukto Assembly constituency is one of the 60 constituencies of the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly. This constituency is reserved for the Scheduled tribes candidates. This constituency came into existence on 20 February 1987 with the attainment of statehood of Arunachal Pradesh.Mukto is...

 in June 2011. He stood as an Indian National Congress

Indian National Congress

The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...

candidate.