Background
Tuki was born on 7 July 1964 in Ompuli, Sagalee sub-division, Papum Pare district.
Tuki was born on 7 July 1964 in Ompuli, Sagalee sub-division, Papum Pare district.
He belongs to the Indian National Congress. Tuki represents Sagalee Consitituency in Papumpare district. After a political crisis in 2016, the President"s Rule was imposed ending his tenure as the chief minister.
Tuki served as state National Students" Union of India president (1983 to 1986) and was the Chairman of North East NSUI Coordination Committee (1984 to 1986).
He was the General Secretary of All India NSUI (1986 to 1988) and Arunachal Pradesh Youth Congress President (1988 to 1995). He was first elected to the second legislative assembly in 1995 from Sagalee constituency and served as the deputy agriculture minister in the Gegong Apang ministry.
He also served as transport and civil aviation minister in 1998. He was re-elected to the assembly in 1999 from the same constituency and became a cabinet minister with the environment and forest portfolio in the Mukut Mithi ministry.
He was re-elected in the 2004 and 2009 assembly elections and served as the PWD and urban Development minister under the Gegong Apang and Dorjee Khandu ministries.
He replaced Jarbom Gamlin as the Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh on 1 November 2011 and continued til January 2016.