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Palak
Constituency No. 40 for the Mizoram Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionNortheast India
StateMizoram
DistrictSaiha
Lok Sabha constituencyMizoram
Established2008
Total electors20,435
ReservationST
Member of Legislative Assembly
9th Mizoram Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party BJP  
Elected year2023

Palak is one of the 40 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Mizoram state in India.[1]

It is one of two constituencies in Siaha district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes. It comes under the sole Lok Sabha constituency of the state, Mizoram.[2]

Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]

Year Member Party
2008 P. P. Thawla Maraland Democratic Front
2013 Hiphei Indian National Congress
2018 M. Chakhu Mizo National Front
2023 K. Hrahmo Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results[edit | edit source]

2008[edit | edit source]

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2008 Mizoram Legislative Assembly election : Palak[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Maraland Democratic Front P. P. Thawla 4,206 33.37
INC T. T. Vakhu 4,122 32.71
Independent Laicho Notlia 2,167 17.19
Independent K. T. Rokhaw 1,877 14.89
MPC N. Beikhai 185 1.47
LJP Lalthlahlova 46 0.36
Margin of victory 84 0.67
Turnout 12,605 82.54
Registered electors 15,271
Maraland Democratic Front win (new seat)

2013[edit | edit source]

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2013 Mizoram Legislative Assembly election : Palak[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Hiphei 7,256 56.86
Maraland Democratic Front P. P. Thawla 5,433 42.58
None of the above (India) None of the Above 72 0.56
Margin of victory 1,823 14.37
Turnout 12,765 82.53
Registered electors 15,467
INC gain from Maraland Democratic Front Swing

2018[edit | edit source]

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2018 Mizoram Legislative Assembly election : Palak[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
MNF M. Chakhu 5,492 37.44
BJP Hiphei 4,648 31.68
INC K. T. Rokhaw 4,431 30.20
Independent S. Sathlu 59 0.40
None of the above (India) None of the Above 40 0.27
Margin of victory 844 5.77
Turnout 14,677 81.34
Registered electors 18,043
Mizo National Front gain from INC Swing

2023[edit | edit source]

2023 Mizoram Legislative Assembly election: Palak[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP K. Hrahmo 6,064 37.8 Increase6.12
MNF K.T. Rokhaw 4,823 30.06 Decrease7.38
INC I. P. Junior 3,729 23.24 Decrease6.96
ZPM K. Robinson 1,378 8.59 New
None of the above (India) None of the Above 50 0.31 Increase0.04
Majority 1,241 7.44 Increase1.68
Turnout 16,044 79.07 Decrease2.24
BJP gain from Mizo National Front Swing

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Assembly Elections December 2013 Results". ECI. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 15 December 2013.
  2. "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). 26 November 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  3. "Mizoram General Legislative Election 2008". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  4. "Mizoram General Legislative Election 2013". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  5. "Mizoram Legislative Election 2018- Statistical Report". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  6. "Mizoram Legislative Election 2023- Statistical Report". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 20 January 2024.

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