List Of Constituencies Of Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
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The Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly is the
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legislature of the
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n state of
Arunachal Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh (, ) is a state in Northeastern India. It was formed from the erstwhile North-East Frontier Agency (NEFA) region, and became a state on 20 February 1987. It borders the states of Assam and Nagaland to the south. It shares int ...
. The seat of the Legislative Assembly is at
Itanagar Itanagar () is the capital and largest town of the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. The seat of Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly, the seat of government of Arunachal Pradesh, and the seat of Gauhati High Court permanent bench at Naharlag ...
, 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 The Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly is the unicameral state legislature of Arunachal Pradesh state in north-eastern India. The seat of the Legislative Assembly is at Itanagar, the capital of the state. The Legislative Assembly comprise ...
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
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.


List of constituencies

Following is the list of the constituencies of the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly since 1987:


List of constituencies from 1975-1987

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


References

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Arunachal Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh (, ) is a state in Northeastern India. It was formed from the erstwhile North-East Frontier Agency (NEFA) region, and became a state on 20 February 1987. It borders the states of Assam and Nagaland to the south. It shares int ...
Constituencies of Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly