List of constituencies of the Mizoram Legislative Assembly

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The Mizoram Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of Mizoram state in Northeast India. The seat of the legislative assembly is at Aizawl, the capital of the state. The assembly comprises 40 members directly elected from single-seat constituencies. It sits for a term of five years, unless it is dissolved earlier.: 72  Early dissolution of state assemblies happens when the governing party (or alliance) loses confidence of the assembly. This leads to either the President's Rule being imposed on the state, or early elections being called. Mizoram is the fourth-smallest state in India, covering 21,081 km2 (8,139 sq mi); and the second-least populous state with a population of 1.10 million. The Mizoram Legislative Assembly has existed since 1972, when it had 30 constituencies.

Mizoram Legislative Assembly
7th Legislative Assembly of Mizoram
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Term limits
5 years
Seats40
Elections
First past the post
Last election
November 2023
Meeting place
View from the outside of the Mizoram Assembly House
Legislative Assembly House,
Aizawl, Mizoram, India – 796001
Website
www.mizoramassembly.in
Location of Mizoram within India
Location of Mizoram (highlighted in red) within India

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.: 35, 137  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.

Changes in the constituencies of the Mizoram Legislative Assembly over time
Year Act/Order Effect Assembly Seats Elections
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

 
Constituencies of the Mizoram Legislative Assembly

The following is the list of constituencies of the Mizoram Legislative Assembly, since the last delimitation in 2008.

Reservation

Constituencies of the Mizoram Legislative Assembly
# 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

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