List of constituencies of the Mizoram Legislative Assembly

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^[1] directly elected from single-seat constituencies. It sits for a term of five years, unless it is dissolved early.^[2]: 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.^[3] The Mizoram Legislative Assembly has existed since 1972, when it had 30 constituencies.

Mizoram Legislative Assembly
9th Mizoram Assembly
Type
Type	Unicameral
Term limits	5 years
Seats	40
Elections
Voting system	First past the post
Last election	November 2023
Meeting place
Legislative Assembly House, Aizawl, Mizoram, India – 796001
Website
www.mizoramassembly.in

Location of Mizoram (highlighted in red) within India

Since the independence of India, 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 STs and SCs.^{[2]: 35, 137 [4]} The 2011 census of India stated that the indigenous population constitutes 95% of the state's total population.^[5][6] The Scheduled Tribes have been granted a reservation of 39 seats in the Mizoram assembly, leaving only one (Aizawl East-I) unreserved.^[7]

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.^[8] 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.^[9][10]

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[11]	Assam state's Mizo hills area was converted into the separate Union Territory of Mizoram.	30	30	0	1972[8]
1976			30	3	27	1978[12]
1978			30	30	0	1979,[13] 1984[14]
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[15]
1987		There was an increase in the number of seats reserved for Scheduled Tribes.	40	1	39	1989,[16] 1993,[17] 1998,[18] 2003,[19]
2008	Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008	There were changes in the reservation status and area covered by constituencies.[20]	40	1	39	2008,[21] 2013,[22] 2018,[23] 2023[24]

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.^[7]

Reservation

  Scheduled Tribes (ST)

Constituencies of the Mizoram Legislative Assembly

#	Name	Reserved (ST/None)	District	Lok Sabha constituency	Electors (2023)	Ref.
1	Hachhek	ST	Mamit	Mizoram	21,160	[25]
2	Dampa				20,090	[26]
3	Mamit				23,932	[27]
4	Tuirial		Kolasib		18,498	[28]
5	Kolasib				24,096	[29]
6	Serlui				21,265	[30]
7	Tuivawl		Aizawl		17,997	[31]
8	Chalfilh		Saitual		20,133	[32]
9	Tawi				17,300	[33]
10	Aizawl North 1		Aizawl		27,009	[34]
11	Aizawl North 2				24,625	[35]
12	Aizawl North 3				20,569	[36]
13	Aizawl East 1	None			29,044	[37]
14	Aizawl East 2	ST			19,166	[38]
15	Aizawl West 1				29,932	[39]
16	Aizawl West 2				22,900	[40]
17	Aizawl West 3				23,677	[41]
18	Aizawl South 1				23,066	[42]
19	Aizawl South 2				27,933	[43]
20	Aizawl South 3				22,631	[44]
21	Lengteng		Saitual		18,767	[45]
22	Tuichang		Khawzawl		17,605	[46]
23	Champhai North		Champhai		20,220	[47]
24	Champhai South				21,531	[48]
25	East Tuipui				15,910	[49]
26	Serchhip		Serchhip		20,844	[50]
27	Tuikum				17,055	[51]
28	Hrangturzo				16,780	[52]
29	South Tuipui		Hnahthial		16,348	[53]
30	Lunglei North		Lunglei		17,867	[54]
31	Lunglei East				16,327	[55]
32	Lunglei West				15,686	[56]
33	Lunglei South				19,050	[57]
34	Thorang				14,955	[58]
35	West Tuipui				16,793	[59]
36	Tuichawng		Lawngtlai		36,191	[60]
37	Lawngtlai West				29,542	[61]
38	Lawngtlai East				25,937	[62]
39	Saiha		Saiha		24,197	[63]
40	Palak				20,435	[64]