Nyari Welly

Nyari Welly (2 October 1945 – 21 October 1988 ) was an Indian politician. She was the first woman elected to the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly.

Social activist Welly was born in Beyong village, Seppa Sub-Division, Kameng District, and did not have any formal education. Before joining politics she was a social activist. She served as president of the Women Welfare Centre, Seppa Branch between 1970 and 1974. In 1976 she worked as Lady Organiser of the Seppa branch of the Congress Sevadal.

1980 election She again contested the Seppa seat in the 1980 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election. She stood as a PPA candidate. She won the seat, obtaining 2,817 votes (43.28%) and becoming the first elected female Member of the Legislative Assembly in the state. However, she wasn't the first woman to sit in the Assembly as Sibo Kai had been a nominated member of the 1978 Assembly. Welly defeated Modi Sengi from the Indian National Congress (Indira) and Goumseng Rino from the Indian National Congress (Urs).

Personal life Welly belonged to the Nyishi. She was the mother of Atum Welly, who as of 2013 served as Health and Family Minister in the Arunachal Pradesh state government. Her main hobbies were gardening and knitting.