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 early. 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 ; 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.
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. 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 Election(s) 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 Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008 There were changes in the reservation status and area covered by constituencies. 40 1 39 2008, 2013, 2018, 2023
Constituencies
The constituencies of the Mizoram Legislative Assembly were last delimited in 2008.
+Constituencies of the Mizoram Legislative Assembly Name Reserved(ST/None) District Lok Sabhaconstituency Electorate(2023) 1 HachhekST Mamit Mizoram 2 Dampa 3 Mamit 4 Tuirial Kolasib 5 Kolasib 6 Serlui 7 TuivawlAizawl 8 Chalfilh Saitual 9 Tawi 10 Aizawl North 1 Aizawl 11 Aizawl North 2 12 Aizawl North 3 13 Aizawl East 1None 14 Aizawl East 2ST 15 Aizawl West 1 16 Aizawl West 2 17 Aizawl West 3 18 Aizawl South 1 19 Aizawl South 2 20 Aizawl South 3 21 Lengteng Saitual 22 Tuichang Khawzawl 23 Champhai North Champhai 24 Champhai South 25 East Tuipui 26 Serchhip Serchhip 27 Tuikum 28 Hrangturzo 29 South Tuipui Hnahthial 30 Lunglei North Lunglei 31 Lunglei East 32 Lunglei West 33 Lunglei South 34 Thorang 35 West Tuipui 36 Tuichawng Lawngtlai 37 Lawngtlai West 38 Lawngtlai East 39 Saiha Saiha 40 Palak
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