Mizoram Legislative Assembly | |
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7th Legislative Assembly of Mizoram | |
Type | |
Type | |
Term limits | 5 years |
Seats | 40 |
Elections | |
First past the post | |
Last election | November 2023 |
Meeting place | |
Legislative Assembly House, Aizawl, Mizoram, India – 796001 | |
Website | |
www.mizoramassembly.in |
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 Legislative Assembly comprises 40 Members of the Legislative Assembly[1] directly elected from single-seat constituencies. The assembly sits for a term of five years, unless it is dissolved earlier.[2]: 72 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.[3] The Mizoram Legislative Assembly has existed since 1972, when it had 30 constituencies.
Since the independence of India, the Scheduled Tribes (ST) (along with the Scheduled Castes) have been given Reservation status, guaranteeing political representation, and the Constitution lays down the general principles of positive discrimination for STs.[4][2]: 35, 137 The 2011 census of India stated that indigenous population constitute 95% of the state's total population.[5][6] The Scheduled Tribes have been granted a reservation of 39 seats in the assembly.[7]
History of the Mizoram Legislative Assembly constituencies
The history of the Mizoram Legislative Assembly constituencies can be traced to 1987, when the 51st Amendment to the Constitution of India[8] provided for the first elected legislative assembly of the new State of Mizoram.
Year | Act/Order | Details | Assembly Seats | Elections | ||
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Total | General | ST | ||||
1971 | North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act[9] | Assam State's Mizo hills converted into separate Union Territory of Mizoram. | 30 | 30 | 0 | 1972[10] |
1976 | 30 | 3 | 27 | 1978[11] | ||
1978 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 1979,[12] 1984[13] | ||
1986 | Mizoram Peace Accord | Mizoram given full statehood after the Mizoram Peace Accord. Legislative Assembly seats were increased to 40. | 40 | 2 | 38 | 1987[14] |
1987 | Increase in number of seats reserved for Scheduled Tribes. | 40 | 1 | 39 | 1989,[15] 1993,[16] 1998,[17] 2003,[18] 2008,[19] 2013,[20] 2018,[21] 2023 | |
List of constituencies
The following is the list of constituencies of the Mizoram Legislative Assembly, since the last delimitation in 2008.[7]
No. | Name | Reserved (ST/None) |
District | Lok Sabha constituency |
Electors (2013)[22] |
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1 | Hachhek | ST | Mamit | Mizoram | 21,136 |
2 | Dampa | 16,158 | |||
3 | Mamit | 19,739 | |||
4 | Tuirial | Kolasib | 15,569 | ||
5 | Kolasib | 18,934 | |||
6 | Serlui | 16,627 | |||
7 | Tuivawl | Aizawl | 14,922 | ||
8 | Chalfilh | 17,039 | |||
9 | Tawi | 14,440 | |||
10 | Aizawl North 1 | 20,216 | |||
11 | Aizawl North 2 | 20,524 | |||
12 | Aizawl North 3 | 17,181 | |||
13 | Aizawl East 1 | None | 20,168 | ||
14 | Aizawl East 2 | ST | 16,258 | ||
15 | Aizawl West 1 | 20,804 | |||
16 | Aizawl West 2 | 18,563 | |||
17 | Aizawl West 3 | 19,043 | |||
18 | Aizawl South 1 | 19,938 | |||
19 | Aizawl South 2 | 21,232 | |||
20 | Aizawl South 3 | 17,619 | |||
21 | Lengteng | Champhai | 16,016 | ||
22 | Tuichang | 14,993 | |||
23 | Champhai North | 16,858 | |||
24 | Champhai South | 15,590 | |||
25 | East Tuipui | 13,825 | |||
26 | Serchhip | Serchhip | 15,906 | ||
27 | Tuikum | 14,255 | |||
28 | Hrangturzo | 14,710 | |||
29 | South Tuipui | Lunglei | 13,604 | ||
30 | Lunglei North | 14,737 | |||
31 | Lunglei East | 13,064 | |||
32 | Lunglei West | 13,102 | |||
33 | Lunglei South | 15,063 | |||
34 | Thorang | 12,339 | |||
35 | West Tuipui | 12,470 | |||
36 | Tuichawng | Lawngtlai | 26,272 | ||
37 | Lawngtlai West | 23,020 | |||
38 | Lawngtlai East | 21,234 | |||
39 | Saiha | Saiha | 18,265 | ||
40 | Palak | 15,439 |
References
- ↑ "Mizoram Legislative Assembly". Legislative Bodies in India website. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
- 1 2 "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.
- ↑ "CHAPTER 2 SIZE, GROWTH RATE AND RURAL-URBAN DISTRIBUTION OF POPULATION IN MIZORAM" (PDF). Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Demographic Status of Scheduled Tribe Population of India - Table 1.1" (PDF). Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Govt of India. 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2013.
- ↑ "SCHEDULED TRIBES Chapter 4.2" (PDF). Planning Commission, Govt of India. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2015.
- 1 2 "Delimitation of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies Order - 2008 - Delimitation - Election Commission of India". Retrieved December 17, 2020.
- ↑ "THE CONSTITUTION (AMENDMENT)". Indiacode.nic.in. Retrieved January 21, 2008.
- ↑ "India Code: North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971" (PDF). 1971-12-30. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
- ↑ "Mizoram General Legislative Election 1972". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ↑ "Mizoram General Legislative Election 1978". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ↑ "Mizoram General Legislative Election 1979". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ↑ "Mizoram General Legislative Election 1984". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ↑ "Mizoram General Legislative Election 1987". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ↑ "Mizoram General Legislative Election 1989". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ↑ "Mizoram General Legislative Election 1993". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ↑ "Mizoram General Legislative Election 1998". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ↑ "Mizoram General Legislative Election 2003". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ↑ "Mizoram General Legislative Election 2008". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ↑ "Mizoram General Legislative Election 2013". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ↑ "Mizoram Legislative Election 2018- Statistical Report". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ↑ "General Election to the Legislative Assembly - 2013 - Voters Turnout Report (AC Wise)" (PDF). Retrieved December 3, 2020.