List Of Constituencies Of The Mizoram Legislative Assembly
Since the independence of India, the Scheduled Tribes (ST) along with the Scheduled Castes (SC) have been given Reservation status, guaranteeing political representation, and the Constitution lays down the general principles of positive discrimination for STs and SCs. The 2011 census of India stated that the indigenous population constitutes 95% of the state's total population. The Scheduled Tribes have been granted a reservation of 39 seats in the Mizoram assembly, leaving only one (Aizawl East-I) unreserved.
History
Mizoram became a Union Territory of India in 1972, at which time it was assigned a 30-member legislative assembly and it had its first election. In 1986, after the Mizoram Peace Accord was signed, the 53rd Amendment to the Constitution of India was passed. Mizoram was officially converted into a state in February 1987, and the number of constituencies for its legislative assembly was increased to 40.
Year | Act/Order | Effect | Assembly Seats | Elections | ||
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Total | General | ST | ||||
1971 | North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act | Assam state's Mizo hills area was converted into the separate Union Territory of Mizoram. | 30 | 30 | 0 | 1972 |
1976 | 30 | 3 | 27 | 1978 | ||
1978 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 1979, 1984 | ||
1986 | Mizoram Peace Accord | Mizoram was given full statehood after the Mizoram Peace Accord, and the number of seats in the legislative assembly was increased to 40. | 40 | 2 | 38 | 1987 |
1987 | There was an increase in the number of seats reserved for Scheduled Tribes. | 40 | 1 | 39 | 1989, 1993, 1998, 2003, 2008, 2013, 2018, 2023 |
Constituencies
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The following is the list of constituencies of the Mizoram Legislative Assembly, since the last delimitation in 2008.
Reservation
# | Name | Reserved (ST/None) |
District | Lok Sabha constituency |
Electors (2023) |
Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hachhek | ST | Mamit | Mizoram | 21,160 | |
2 | Dampa | 20,090 | ||||
3 | Mamit | 23,932 | ||||
4 | Tuirial | Kolasib | 18,498 | |||
5 | Kolasib | 24,096 | ||||
6 | Serlui | 21,265 | ||||
7 | Tuivawl | Aizawl | 17,997 | |||
8 | Chalfilh | Saitual | 20,133 | |||
9 | Tawi | 17,300 | ||||
10 | Aizawl North 1 | Aizawl | 27,009 | |||
11 | Aizawl North 2 | 24,625 | ||||
12 | Aizawl North 3 | 20,569 | ||||
13 | Aizawl East 1 | None | 29,044 | |||
14 | Aizawl East 2 | ST | 19,166 | |||
15 | Aizawl West 1 | 29,932 | ||||
16 | Aizawl West 2 | 22,900 | ||||
17 | Aizawl West 3 | 23,677 | ||||
18 | Aizawl South 1 | 23,066 | ||||
19 | Aizawl South 2 | 27,933 | ||||
20 | Aizawl South 3 | 22,631 | ||||
21 | Lengteng | Saitual | 18,767 | |||
22 | Tuichang | Khawzawl | 17,605 | |||
23 | Champhai North | Champhai | 20,220 | |||
24 | Champhai South | 21,531 | ||||
25 | East Tuipui | 15,910 | ||||
26 | Serchhip | Serchhip | 20,844 | |||
27 | Tuikum | 17,055 | ||||
28 | Hrangturzo | 16,780 | ||||
29 | South Tuipui | Hnahthial | 16,348 | |||
30 | Lunglei North | Lunglei | 17,867 | |||
31 | Lunglei East | 16,327 | ||||
32 | Lunglei West | 15,686 | ||||
33 | Lunglei South | 19,050 | ||||
34 | Thorang | 14,955 | ||||
35 | West Tuipui | 16,793 | ||||
36 | Tuichawng | Lawngtlai | 36,191 | |||
37 | Lawngtlai West | 29,542 | ||||
38 | Lawngtlai East | 25,937 | ||||
39 | Saiha | Saiha | 24,197 | |||
40 | Palak | 20,435 |