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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| office = [[Member of Legislative Assembly|Member]] of [[11th Arunachal Pradesh Assembly|Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start = 1 June 2024
| term_end =
| constituency = [[Namsai Assembly constituency|Namsai]]
| predecessor = [[Chowna Mein]]
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
}}

'''Chau Zingnu Namchoom''' (b 1977) is an Indian politician from [[Arunachal Pradesh]] belonging to the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]. He is a member of the Legislative Assembly in the [[11th Arunachal Pradesh Assembly|11th Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-02 |title=Namsai, Arunachal Pradesh Assembly Election Results 2024 Live Updates |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/story/namsai-arunachal-pradesh-assembly-election-results-2024-live-updates-2546680-2024-06-02 |access-date=2024-06-02 |website=India Today}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-02 |title=Namsai Assembly Election Results 2024: Namsai Arunachal Pradesh Elections Poll Result Winner |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/itanagar/namsai-assembly-election-results-2024-namsai-arunachal-pradesh-elections-poll-result-winner/articleshow/110639514.cms |access-date=2024-06-02 |website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref name="Arunachal appoints 17 advisors for ministers">{{cite news|title=Arunachal appoints 17 advisors for ministers|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/arunachal-pradesh-appoints-17-advisors-for-ministers/articleshow/111097664.cms|accessdate=17 May 2025|publisher=The Times of India|date=19 June 2024|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20250517085923/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/arunachal-pradesh-appoints-17-advisors-for-ministers/articleshow/111097664.cms|archivedate=17 May 2025}}</ref> He serves as the [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of Legislative Assembly]] (MLA) from 47 [[Namsai, India|Namsai]] constituency in the [[Namsai, Arunachal Pradesh|Namsai]], (earlier [[Lohit district]]) of [[Arunachal Pradesh]].<ref name="Namsai (ST) Constituency Election Results 2024">{{cite news |date=2 June 2024 |title=Namsai (ST) Constituency Election Results 2024 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/arunachal-pradesh/constituency-show/namsai |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20250531080106/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/arunachal-pradesh/constituency-show/namsai |archivedate=31 May 2025 |accessdate=31 May 2025 |publisher=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Arunachal Pradesh Assembly Election Results 2024 - Namsai">{{cite news |date=2 June 2024 |title=Arunachal Pradesh Assembly Election Results 2024 - Namsai |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/AcResultGen2ndJune2024/candidateswise-S0247.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250520114821/https://results.eci.gov.in/AcResultGen2ndJune2024/candidateswise-S0247.htm |archive-date=20 May 2025 |access-date=20 May 2025 |publisher=Election Commission of India}}</ref><ref name="Namsai Assembly Election Result 2024: BJP's Chau Zingnu Namchoom wins">{{cite news |date=2 June 2024 |title=Namsai Assembly Election Result 2024: BJP's Chau Zingnu Namchoom wins |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/itanagar/namsai-assembly-election-results-2024-namsai-arunachal-pradesh-elections-poll-result-winner/articleshow/110639514.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250520114656/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/itanagar/namsai-assembly-election-results-2024-namsai-arunachal-pradesh-elections-poll-result-winner/articleshow/110639514.cms |archive-date=20 May 2025 |access-date=20 May 2025 |publisher=The Times of India}}</ref><ref name="19 Newcomers Win Arunachal Assembly Poll">{{cite news |date=17 May 2014 |title=19 Newcomers Win Arunachal Assembly Poll |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/elections/2014/May/17/19-newcomers-win-arunachal-assembly-poll-613969.html |access-date=20 May 2025 |publisher=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

==Political history==
He belonged to the [[Indian National Congress]] until 2016 when he joined the [[People's Party of Arunachal]] and has been a member of the [[Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] since 2014.<ref>{{cite web|title=MyNeta Profile|url=http://myneta.info/arunachal2014/candidate.php?candidate_id=173|access-date=26 October 2015}}</ref><ref name="Arunachal CM Pema Khandu appoints 26 MLAs as parliamentary secretary">{{cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/arunachal-cm-pema-khandu-appoints-26-mlas-as-parliamentary-secretary-3037483/|title=Arunachal CM Pema Khandu appoints 26 MLAs as parliamentary secretary|date=26 October 2016|access-date=22 May 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250522120241/https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/arunachal-cm-pema-khandu-appoints-26-mlas-as-parliamentary-secretary-3037483/|archive-date=22 May 2025|publisher=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><ref name="Khandu appoints 26 MLAs as parliamentary secretary">{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/Khandu-appoints-26-MLAs-as-parliamentary-secretary/article14987759.ece|title=Khandu appoints 26 MLAs as parliamentary secretary|date=18 September 2016|access-date=22 May 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250522120506/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/Khandu-appoints-26-MLAs-as-parliamentary-secretary/article14987759.ece|archive-date=22 May 2025|publisher=The Hindu|language=en-IN}}</ref><ref name="Arunachal CM appoints 26 MLAs as parliamentary secretary">{{cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/pti-feed/story/arunachal-cm-appoints-26-mlas-as-parliamentary-secretary-689088-2016-09-18|title=Arunachal CM appoints 26 MLAs as parliamentary secretary|date=18 September 2016|access-date=22 May 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250522120551/https://www.indiatoday.in/pti-feed/story/arunachal-cm-appoints-26-mlas-as-parliamentary-secretary-689088-2016-09-18|archive-date=22 May 2025|publisher=India Today|language=en}}</ref>

Zingnu Namchoom was one of 6 MLAs along with Chief Minister [[Pema Khandu]] to be suspended by the PPA for anti-party activities.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/arunachal-cm-pema-khandu-6-others-temporarily-suspended-from-ppa-4450972/|title = Arunachal CM Pema Khandu suspended from PPA along with 6 others|date = 30 December 2016}}</ref>

== Education ==
He graduated from the [[University of Delhi]] with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] in 1997.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chau Zingnu Namchoom(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- NAMSAI(NAMSAI) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://myneta.info/ArunachalPradesh2019/candidate.php?candidate_id=4647 |access-date=2024-06-03 |website=myneta.info}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1977 births]]
[[Category:People from Namsai district]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Arunachal Pradesh]]
[[Category:Arunachal Pradesh MLAs 2024–2029]]
[[Category:Delhi University alumni]]
[[Category:Indian Buddhists]]
[[Category:Arunachal Pradesh MLAs 2014–2019]]
[[Category:Arunachal Pradesh MLAs 2019–2024]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Arunachal Pradesh]]

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