List of constituencies of the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
The Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the state of Arunachal Pradesh in northeast India. Its seat is at Itanagar,[1] the capital of the state, and it sits for a term of five years unless it is dissolved early.[a][3]: 72 Arunachal Pradesh is India's third smallest state by population and the fourteenth largest by area.[4] The Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly has had 11 terms since its creation. After the latest election in 2022, the assembly is governed by the Bharatiya Janata Party, which has 43 out of the 60 seats. The Janata Dal, the largest opposition party, has 6 seats.[5]
Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
| 11th Arunachal Pradesh Assembly | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
Term limits | 5 years |
| Seats | 60 |
| Elections | |
| First past the post | |
Last election | 2022 |
| Meeting place | |
| Vidhan Bhavan, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh | |
| Website | |
| https://arla.neva.gov.in/ | |
Constituency boundaries are periodically redrawn by the delimitation commission which tries to keep them as geographically compact areas, and with due consideration to existing boundaries of administrative units. The latest census is used to draw the boundaries and every assembly constituency has to be completely within a parliamentary constituency.[6]: 4, Sect. 8–9 Since 1987, the Arunachal Pradesh Assembly has had 60 single-seat constituencies, each of which directly elects a representative[3]: 71, Ch. III, Art. 170, Sect. 1 based on a first past the post election.[7]
Since the independence of India from the United Kingdom in 1947, the Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) have been given reservation status, guaranteeing political representation, and the Constitution lays down the general principles of positive discrimination for SCs and STs.[8][3]: 137 According to the 2011 census of India the Scheduled Tribes constitute 68.8% of the population of the state, while there were no people of any Scheduled caste.[9]: 8 The Scheduled Tribes have been granted a reservation of 59 seats in the assembly, while the only remaining seat (Bordumsa-Diyun) is unreserved.[10]: 6
History of the Assembly constituencies
editAt 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.[11]
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edit- ↑ A Legislative Assembly can be dissolved early, under Article 174 of the Indian Constitution, in a few situations including a Hung Assembly and the inability of any alliance to form a majority.[2]
References
edit- ↑ "Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly". Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. Archived from the original on 16 December 2025. Retrieved 7 June 2026.
- ↑ Yashvardhan Tailor. "Power of Governor to dissolve State Assembly under Article 174 of the Indian constitution" (PDF). Indian Journal of Integrated Research in Law. 5 (3): 2. ISSN 2583-0538. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 January 2026. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
- 1 2 3 "The Constitution of India [As on 9th December, 2020]" (PDF). Legislative Department. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 November 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ↑ "Population Projections For India And States 2011 - 2036" (PDF). Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. July 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2022.
- ↑ "Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly". Retrieved 7 June 2026.
- ↑ "The Delimitation Act, 2002" (PDF). www.indiacode.nic.in. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 January 2026. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
- ↑ Khaitan, Tarunabh (8 May 2019). "Ranked-choice voting system could deepen democracy, prevent polarisation". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
Elections to the Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabhas take place under the first-past-the-post (FPP) system.
- ↑ Kumar, K Shiva (17 February 2020). "Reserved uncertainty or deserved certainty? Reservation debate back in Mysuru". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ↑ "2011 Census Primary Census Abstract" (PDF). Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 August 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
- 1 2 "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). Election Commission of India. 26 November 2008. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 July 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- 1 2 "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. pp. 6, 33–41.
- ↑ "Assembly Constituencies allocation w.r.t District and Parliamentary Constituencies". Chief Electoral Officer, Arunachal Pradesh website. Archived from the original on 13 August 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
- ↑ "Electoral Data as on 27th March, 2024". ceoarunachal.nic.in. 27 March 2024. Archived from the original on 30 August 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.