Jally Sonam is an Indian trade unionist and politician. As of 2014 he is the president of the All Arunachal Pradesh Workers Union.[1] As of 2012 he served as working president of the Arunachal Pradesh branch of the Indian National Trade Union Congress and joint convenor of the North-East states for INTUC.[2] [3] Sonam served as chairman of the Arunachal Pradesh Building & Other Construction Workers Welfare Board (APB&OCWWB).[4] He was removed from this post by the Arunachal Pradesh state government on 27 January 2014, midst protests from AAPWU and INTUC.[5] [6] Two days later Sonam joined the People's Party of Arunachal (PPA).[4] PPA fielded Sonam as its candidate for the Arunachal West seat in the 2014 Indian general election.[7]