Tirong Aboh NPP candidate and Former MLA-Khonsa (West) in Arunachal Pradesh was shot dead by insurgents near Bogapani on Tuesday morning.

As per reports reaching here, six others were also reportedly killed in the ambush allegedly laid by National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN).

Aboh's PSO is said to be in a critical condition. Tirong Abohhad contested the assembly elections, the results of which will be declared onMay 23, on a National People's Party (NPP) ticket this year.