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
(2024)[3]
1LumlaSTTawangArunachal West9,917
2Tawang10,649
3Mukto7,995
4DirangWest Kameng15,262
5Kalaktang10,992
6Thrizino-Buragaon14,717
7Bomdila10,840
8BamengBichom13,960
9ChayangtajoEast Kameng13,873
10Seppa East12,461
11Seppa West8,408
12Pakke-KessangPakke-Kessang9,297
13ItanagarPapum Pare63,995
14Doimukh25,369
15Sagalee14,625
16YachuliKeyi Panyor17,521
17Ziro–HapoliLower Subansiri25,285
18PalinKra-Daadi17,368
19NyapinKurung Kumey16,464
20TaliKra-Daadi14,564
21KoloriangKurung Kumey14,546
22NachoUpper Subansiri12,385
23Taliha11,397
24Daporijo17,044
25RagaKamle16,938
26DumporijoUpper Subansiri12,912
27LiromobaWest Siang14,004
28LikabaliLower Siang12,398
29BasarLepa Rada19,208
30Along WestWest Siang14,811
31Along East14,490
32RumgongSiang district12,689
33MechukaShi Yomi11,000
34Tuting–YingkiongUpper SiangArunachal East13,169
35PanginSiang district14,239
36Nari-KoyuLower Siang8,220
37Pasighat WestEast Siang14,637
38Pasighat East21,899
39Mebo12,410
40Mariyang-GekuUpper Siang12,212
41AniniDibang Valley4,747
42DambukLower Dibang Valley13,012
43Roing11,815
44TezuLohit20,761
45HayuliangAnjaw13,160
46ChowkhamNamsai14,338
47Namsai24,554
48Lekang20,864
49Bordumsa-DiyunNoneChanglang22,943
50MiaoST22,296
51Nampong9,710
52Changlang South6,365
53Changlang North10,341
54NamsangTirap9,491
55Khonsa East10,142
56Khonsa West11,737
57Borduria–Bagapani9,101
58KanubariLongding12,480
59Longding–Pumao14,607
60Pongchau-Wakka16,060

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: Electoral Data as on 27th March, 2024 . ceoarunachal.nic.in . 27 March 2024 . 27 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240830232126/https://ceoarunachal.nic.in/componenthelper/getcomponentfile/31 . 2024-08-30.