List of constituencies of the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly

The Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh.

Main article: Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly

Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Type
Type
Term limits
5 years
Elections
First past the post
Last election
May 2019
Meeting place
Vidhan Bhavan, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh
Website
arla.neva.gov.in
Assembly constituencies of Arunachal Pradesh

The seat of the Legislative Assembly is at Itanagar, the capital of the state. The term of the Legislative Assembly is five years, unless dissolved earlier. Presently, it comprises 60 members who are directly elected from single-seat constituencies.

History of the Assembly constituencies

At 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.[1]

List of constituencies

Following is the list of the constituencies of the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly since 1987:[1][2]

No. Name Reserved District Lok Sabha
constituency		 Electors
(2019)[3]
1 Lumla ST Tawang Arunachal West 8,885
2 Tawang Tawang 9,862
3 Mukto Tawang 7,276
4 Dirang West Kameng 13,751
5 Kalaktang West Kameng 9,535
6 Thrizino-Buragaon West Kameng 13,126
7 Bomdila West Kameng 9,977
8 Bameng East Kameng 11,075
9 Chayangtajo East Kameng 11,850
10 Seppa East East Kameng 10,287
11 Seppa West East Kameng 7,252
12 Pakke-Kessang Pakke-Kessang 7,936
13 Itanagar Papum Pare 61,224
14 Doimukh Papum Pare 21,871
15 Sagalee Papum Pare 12,736
16 Yachuli Lower Subansiri 15,922
17 Ziro-Hapoli Lower Subansiri 23,015
18 Palin Kra-Daadi 14,663
19 Nyapin Kurung Kumey 12,818
20 Tali Kra-Daadi 13,119
21 Koloriang Kurung Kumey 12,681
22 Nacho Upper Subansiri 10,899
23 Taliha Upper Subansiri 10,316
24 Daporijo Upper Subansiri 16,437
25 Raga Kamle 15,399
26 Dumporijo Upper Subansiri 11,692
27 Liromoba West Siang 12,304
28 Likabali Lower Siang 11,180
29 Basar Lepa Rada 17,264
30 Along West West Siang 13,120
31 Along East West Siang 13,221
32 Rumgong Siang district 11,199
33 Mechuka Shi Yomi 9,322
34 Tuting-Yingkiong Upper Siang Arunachal East 12,237
35 Pangin Siang district 12,969
36 Nari-Koyu Lower Siang 7,498
37 Pasighat West East Siang 13,221
38 Pasighat East East Siang 20,820
39 Mebo East Siang 10,845
40 Mariyang-Geku Upper Siang 10,690
41 Anini Dibang Valley 4,277
42 Dambuk Lower Dibang Valley 11,853
43 Roing Lower Dibang Valley 12,212
44 Tezu Lohit 18,644
45 Hayuliang Anjaw 12,247
46 Chowkham Namsai 14,058
47 Namsai Namsai 22,797
48 Lekang Namsai 18,195
49 Bordumsa-Diyun None Changlang 18,368
50 Miao ST Changlang 19,594
51 Nampong Changlang 8,863
52 Changlang South Changlang 5,680
53 Changlang North Changlang 9,404
54 Namsang Tirap 9,108
55 Khonsa East Tirap 9,360
56 Khonsa West Tirap 10,185
57 Borduria-Bogapani Tirap 8,142
58 Kanubari Longding 11,011
59 Longding-Pumao Longding 11,381
60 Pongchau-Wakka Longding 13,375

List of constituencies from 1975-1987

Following are list of the constituencies of the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly from 1975-1987:

Name
Tawang I
Tawang II
Dirang-Kalaktang
Bomdila
Seppa
Chayang-Tajo
Koloriang
Nyapin-Palin
Doimukh-Sagalee
Ziro
Raga-Tali
Daporijo
Taksing-Taliha
Mechuka
Along North
Along South
Basar
Pasighat
Yingkiong-Pangin
Mariyang-Mebo
Anini
Roing
Namsai-Chowkham
Tezu-Hayuliang
Noadihing-Nampong
Changlang
Khonsa South
Khonsa North
Niausa-Kanubari
Pongchau-Wakka

References
  1. "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. pp. 6, 33–41.
  2. "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.
  3. "Number of Electors (PC Wise and AC Wise) in the Electoral Roll as on 25th March 2019" (PDF). ceoarunachal.nic.in. 25 March 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
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