List of constituencies of the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly explained

Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
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House Type:Unicameral
Term Limits:5 years

The Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh.

The seat of the Legislative Assembly is at Itanagar, the capital of the state. The term of the Legislative Assembly is five years, unless dissolved earlier. Presently, it comprises 60 members who are directly elected from single-seat constituencies.

History of the Assembly constituencies

At the time of inception on 15 August 1975, the number of constituencies of the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly was 30. Since the attainment of the statehood on 20 February 1987, the number has been enhanced to 60 out of which 59 constituencies are reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled tribes.[1]

Constituencies

The following is the list of the constituencies of the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly.[1] [2]

No.NameReservedDistrictLok Sabha
constituency
Electors
(2019)[3]
1LumlaSTTawangArunachal West
2Tawang
3Mukto
4DirangWest Kameng
5Kalaktang
6Thrizino-Buragaon
7Bomdila
8BamengBichom
9ChayangtajoEast Kameng
10Seppa East
11Seppa West
12Pakke-KessangPakke-Kessang
13ItanagarPapum Pare
14Doimukh
15Sagalee
16YachuliKeyi Panyor
17Ziro–HapoliLower Subansiri
18PalinKra-Daadi
19NyapinKurung Kumey
20TaliKra-Daadi
21KoloriangKurung Kumey
22NachoUpper Subansiri
23Taliha
24Daporijo
25RagaKamle
26DumporijoUpper Subansiri
27LiromobaWest Siang
28LikabaliLower Siang
29BasarLepa Rada
30Along WestWest Siang
31Along East
32RumgongSiang district
33MechukaShi Yomi
34Tuting–YingkiongUpper SiangArunachal East
35PanginSiang district
36Nari-KoyuLower Siang
37Pasighat WestEast Siang
38Pasighat East
39Mebo
40Mariyang-GekuUpper Siang
41AniniDibang Valley
42DambukLower Dibang Valley
43Roing
44TezuLohit
45HayuliangAnjaw
46ChowkhamNamsai
47Namsai
48Lekang
49Bordumsa-DiyunNoneChanglang
50MiaoST
51Nampong
52Changlang South
53Changlang North
54NamsangTirap
55Khonsa East
56Khonsa West
57Borduria–Bagapani
58KanubariLongding
59Longding–Pumao
60Pongchau-Wakka

List of constituencies from 1975-1987

Following are list of the constituencies of the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly from 1975-1987:

Name
Tawang I
Tawang II
Dirang-Kalaktang
Bomdila
Seppa
Chayang-Tajo
Koloriang
Nyapin-Palin
Doimukh-Sagalee
Ziro
Raga-Tali
Daporijo
Taksing-Taliha
Mechuka
Along North
Along South
Basar
Pasighat
Yingkiong-Pangin
Mariyang-Mebo
Anini
Roing
Namsai-Chowkham
Tezu-Hayuliang
Noadihing-Nampong
Changlang
Khonsa South
Khonsa North
Niausa-Kanubari
Pongchau-Wakka

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008. The Election Commission of India. 6, 33–41.
  2. Web site: Assembly Constituencies allocation w.r.t District and Parliamentary Constituencies . Chief Electoral Officer, Arunachal Pradesh website . 21 March 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110813085549/http://ceoarunachal.nic.in/Information/ACwiseDistrictwisePCwise.htm . 13 August 2011 .
  3. Web site: Number of Electors (PC Wise and AC Wise) in the Electoral Roll as on 25th March 2019. ceoarunachal.nic.in . 25 March 2019 . 24 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210124072251/http://ceoarunachal.nic.in/Election/ELECTION2019/electors.pdf . 2021-01-24.