The Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the state of Arunachal Pradesh in northeast India. Its seat is at Itanagar, the capital of the state, and it sits for a term of five years unless it is dissolved early. Arunachal Pradesh is India's third smallest state by population and the fourteenth largest by area. 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.

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. Since 1987, the Arunachal Pradesh Assembly has had 60 single-seat constituencies, each of which directly elects a representative based on a first past the post election.

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. According to the 2011 census of India the Scheduled Tribes constitute of the population of the state, while there were no people of any Scheduled caste. The Scheduled Tribes have been granted a reservation of 59 seats in the assembly, while the only remaining seat (Bordumsa-Diyun) is unreserved.

History

+ Changes in the constituencies of the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly over time Year Act/OrderExplanation Totalseats ST-reserved seats Election(s) 1971 North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971 The North-East Frontier Agency a region of Assam was converted into a separate union territory. 30 2 1978,1980,1984 1987 State of Arunachal Pradesh Act Arunachal Pradesh was converted from a union territory to a state. The number of seats in its assembly was increased to 60. 60 59 1990,1995,1999,2004 2008 Delimitation Commission Order, 2008 There were changes in the areas covered by constituencies. 60 59 2009,2014,2019,2024

Constituencies

+ Constituencies of the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly Name Reservation District Lok Sabhaconstituency Electorate(2024) 1 Lumla ST Tawang Arunachal West 2 Tawang 3 Mukto 4 Dirang West Kameng 5 Kalaktang 6 Thrizino-Buragaon 7 Bomdila 8 Bameng Bichom 9 Chayangtajo East Kameng 10 Seppa East 11 Seppa West 12 Pakke-Kessang Pakke-Kessang 13 Itanagar Papum Pare 14 Doimukh 15 Sagalee 16 Yachuli Keyi Panyor 17 Ziro–Hapoli Lower Subansiri 18 Palin Kra-Daadi 19 Nyapin Kurung Kumey 20 Tali Kra-Daadi 21 Koloriang Kurung Kumey 22 Nacho Upper Subansiri 23 Taliha 24 Daporijo 25 Raga Kamle 26 Dumporijo Upper Subansiri 27 Liromoba West Siang 28 Likabali Lower Siang 29 Basar Lepa Rada 30 Along West West Siang 31 Along East 32 Rumgong Siang 33 Mechuka Shi Yomi 34 Tuting–Yingkiong Upper Siang Arunachal East 35 Pangin Siang 36 Nari-Koyu Lower Siang 37 Pasighat West East Siang 38 Pasighat East 39 Mebo 40 Mariyang-Geku Upper Siang 41 Anini Dibang Valley 42 Dambuk Lower Dibang Valley 43 Roing 44 Tezu Lohit 45 Hayuliang Anjaw 46 Chowkham Namsai 47 Namsai 48 Lekang 49 Bordumsa-Diyun None Changlang 50 Miao ST 51 Nampong 52 Changlang South 53 Changlang North 54 Namsang Tirap 55 Khonsa East 56 Khonsa West 57 Borduria–Bagapani 58 Kanubari Longding 59 Longding–Pumao 60 Pongchau-Wakka

See also List of constituencies of the Assam Legislative Assembly List of constituencies of the Nagaland Legislative Assembly

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