Members of State Legislative Assembly in Arunachal Pradesh are elected from the various assembly constituencies of the state. The members of state legislative assembly in Arunachal Pradesh are committed towards an all round development of the state through a democratic process involving members from both the ruling party and the opposition. The ruling party operating under the supervision of the chief minister along with the opposition guide the debates. The proceedings of the house are conducted by the honorable speaker. Arunachal Pradesh has a unicameral legislature. The importance of the members in state legislative assembly of Arunachal Pradesh are immense in the overall governance of the state.

Composition of Arunachal Pradesh Legislature

There are a total of 60 members of state legislative assembly at Arunachal Pradesh. They are elected from the assembly constituencies spread over the 16 districts of the state. The leader of the house is Sri Dorjee Khandu. He is also the chief minister of the state and the leader of the ruling party. Along with the leader of the opposition, he oversees the functions of the state legislature. The functions of the Arunachal Pradesh MLAs is supervised by Sri Setong Sena, the speaker of the House.

Current Members of State Legislative Assembly in Arunachal Pradesh

The last state assembly elections in Arunachal Pradesh was held in 2005. Indian National Congress was the winning party by winning 34 of the total 60 constituencies. It was also the only party to give candidates in all the 60 seats of Arunachal Pradesh state legislature. INC beat its nearest rival Bharatiya Janata Party with a huge margin, with BJP winning only nine seats. The break-up of the members of the Arunachal Pradesh state assembly on the basis of the party affiliation is as below:

Indian National Congress: 34 MLAs
Bharatiya Janata Party: nine MLAs
Nationalist Congress Part: two MLAs
Arunachal Congress: two MLAs
Independent: 13 candidates

Last Updated on 03 January 2011