Chakma Autonomous District Council 𑄌𑄇𑄴𑄟𑄳𑄦 𑄃𑄧𑄧𑄧𑄖𑄧𑄚𑄟𑄥𑄴 𑄘𑄨𑄥𑄴𑄖𑄳𑄢𑄨𑄇𑄴𑄖𑄴 𑄇𑄓𑄪𑄚𑄴𑄥𑄨𑄣𑄴 | |
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Type | |
Type | |
Leadership | |
Chairman | |
Structure | |
Seats | 24 Councillors (20 Elected + 4 Nominated) |
Political groups | Government (12) Opposition (8)
Nominated (4)
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Elections | |
20 plurality voting | |
4 nominated | |
Last election | May 2023 |
Next election | 2028 |
Meeting place | |
Kamalanagar, Mizoram | |
Website | |
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The Chakma Autonomous District Council is an autonomous council under the Republic of India. It is located in the Northeast Indian state of Mizoram, of which it covers about 3.25% area of the state. It is a landlocked region sharing international borders with Myanmar to the south and Bangladesh to the west, domestic border with Lai Autonomous District Council to the east and Lunglei district to the North. At the 2011 Census, the population was 62,094.Its headquarters is at Kamalanagar. The Chakma people has been demanding to change the status of the Chakma Autonomous District Council into a Union territory under the name Chakmaland. [6] [7] [8]
The Chakma Autonomous District Council was formed under the Sixth schedule of the Constitution of India on 29 April 1972. The council is the replication of the state assembly and exercises executive power over specially allotted departments. It is one of the three Autonomous District Councils of Mizoram state in North-East India. It is an autonomous council for ethnic Chakma people living in South-Western Mizoram bordering Bangladesh and Myanmar. There is also a growing demand for 'Chakmaland' union territory.
In 1954 the Central and Assam governments established a regional council, the Pawi Lakher Regional Council (PLRC), for the Lakhers (aka Mara) and the Pawis (aka Lai), in which a large number of Chakmas also resided. However, the PLRC could not function properly right from its inception as there was no common communication language among the three tribal communities to understand each other. The first meeting was held without understanding each other's language. Consequently, in 1958 the Maras boycotted PLRC meetings. In 1972, to resolve the issue the PLRC was divided into three regional councils and upgraded to 3 district councils for Maras, Lais and Chakmas. [9]
The surface area of the Chakma Autonomous District Council is 686.25 km2. [10] The headquarters of Chakma Autonomous District Council is Kamalanagar, which means the land of oranges in Chakma language. It is parted into Kamalanagar -1,2,3 & 4. There is only one college in CADC called as Kamalanagar College located at Kamalanagar-2 (Randokpur). [11] Kamalanagar is located on the north-eastern corner of C.A.D.C and on the bank of Tuichawng river. On the east of Kamalanagar town i.e. on the other bank of Toizong (Tuichawng) there stands two Mizo villages known as Chawngte P and Chawngte L. On the eastern bank of Toizong is divided by the rivulet, Chawngte L (Ponsury as called by the Chakmas) the northern bank falling under Lunglei General district and the southern bank Chawngte P, under Lai autonomous District Council.
Majority of the Chakmas in Mizoram take up farming as their occupation. This occupation is inherited from their ancestors. They mainly grow rice, vegetables and fruits, etc. Rice is considered as the staple food of the Chakmas living in Chakma Autonomous District Council.
The total Chakma population of Mizoram is estimated to be more than 100,000 (as per the 2011 census - 96,972). The population of Chakma Autonomous District Council are primarily Chakmas who are a designated Schedule Tribe. The total population of CADC is 45,307 as per 2011 census out of which 70% of it is dependent on agriculture. The population grew from 34,528 in 2001 [9] to 40,265 (as of 2008). The majority of the people of Chakma Autonomous District Council follow Theravada Buddhism. [12]
Chakma Autonomous District Council has a total of 24 Members of District Council (MDC), out of which 20 MDCs are elected and 4 MDCs are nominated. The council is led by a Chief Executive Member (CEM) and Executive Members (EMs). The present CEM is Rasik Mohan Chakma.
It has a total of 32 No. of departments and they are as follows:
CADC have 83 villages.
The Chief Executive Member exercises all its executive powers in the name of the executive committee of the District Council. The chief executive chairs meetings of the executive committee of the Chakma Autonomous District Council. [13]
S. No. | Portrait | Name | Term Start | Term End |
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1 | Atul Chandra Chakma | 2 April 1972 | 22 January 1973 | |
2 | Nilo Muni Chakma | 23 January 1973 | 16 December 1973 | |
3 | Sneha Kumar Chakma | 17 December 1973 | 1 May 1976 | |
4 | Nilo Muni Chakma | 15 March 1978 | 23 January 1983 | |
5 | Ramoni Chakma | 27 January 1973 | 20 April 1983 | |
6 | Pulin Bayan Chakma | 21 April 1983 | 2 January 1987 | |
7 | Nutan Kumar Chakma | 3 January 1987 | 23 January 1988 | |
8 | Pulin Bayan Chakma | 29 January 1988 | 23 January 1993 | |
9 | Pulin Bayan Chakma | 24 January 1993 | 19 July 1994 | |
10 | Adi Kanta Tongchongya | 20 July 1994 | 21 January 1998 | |
11 | Pulin Bayan Chakma | 22 January 1998 | 12 December 1999 | |
12 | Rasik Mohan Chakma | 14 December 1999 | 18 February 2003 | |
13 | Rasik Mohan Chakma | 26 February 2003 | 20 February 2008 | |
14 | Kali Kumar Tongchangya | 11 March 2008 | 23 April 2013 | |
15 | Dr. Buddha Dhan Chakma | 25 April 2013 | 7 January 2014 | |
16 | Buddha Lila Chakma | 20 January 2014 | 25 September 2015 | |
17 | Kali Kumar Tongchongya | 29 September 2015 | 3 July 2017 | |
18 | Governor's Rule | 4 July 2017 | 2 November 2017 | |
19 | Amit Kumar Chakma | 3 November 2017 | 21 March 2018 | |
20 | Governor's Rule | 22 March 2018 | 1 May 2018 | |
21 | Shanti Jiban Chakma | 2 May 2018 | 15 January 2019 | |
22 | Rasik Mohan Chakma | 18 January 2019 | 5 April 2021 | |
23 | Durjya Dhan Chakma | 5 April 2021 | 3 October 2021 | |
24 | Rasik Mohan Chakma | 9 October 2021 | 2 June 2022 | |
25 | Buddha Lila Chakma | 3 June 2022 | 16 November 2022 | |
26 | Governor's Rule | 17 November 2022 | 21 May 2023 | |
26 | Rasik Mohan Chakma | 22 May 2023 | Incumbent |
Of the 20 elected District Council Members- MNF (10), BJP (5). [14]
Of the 516 village council seats in Chakma Autonomous District Council, the Mizo National Front has 371 seats, Bharatiya Janata Party has 115 seats, Indian National Congress has 2 seats and independent candidates have 27 seats. The MNF is in majority in 65 village Councils while the BJP is in majority in 16 village Council.In the remaining 4 Village Council no party has absolute majority. [15]
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The Mizo people, historically known as the Lushais, are an ethnic group native to the state of Mizoram in India and neighbouring states of Northeast India. They speak the Tibeto-Burman language of Mizo, the official language and lingua franca of Mizoram. The state is the second most literate state in India, at more than a rate of 90%.
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Kristo Mohan Chakma was an Indian politician from Mizoram state in India. He represented Chawngte constituency in the Mizoram Legislative Assembly in 1978.
Amit Kumar Chakma (1984-2023) was an Indian politician and the former Chief Executive Member of the Chakma Autonomous District Council, an autonomous region in Mizoram from 6 November 2017 to 21 March 2018.
Prova Chakma is an Indian politician in the Mizoram Legislative Assembly. She is currently serving as an MLA from West Tuipui constituency of Lunglei district.
The Union Territory of Mizoram, spanning from 1972 to 1987, was formed as a response to the Mizo people's demand for greater autonomy. During this time period, reforms in administration and preservation of Mizo culture started.
The Chakma District(Chakma: 𑄌𑄋𑄴𑄟𑄳𑄦 𑄝𑄟𑄴,'Canghma Bamh' ) is an landlocked autonomous district of India, located in the south-west part of the state of Mizoram. The Chakma District lies bordered to the north by Lunglei District, to the east by Lai District, and shares international boundaries to the south with Chin State in Myanmar, and to the west with the Chittagong Hill Tracts in Bangladesh. The administrative headquarters of the Chakma district is in Kamalanagar. Covering an area of 686.25 km2, the Chakma district makes up about 3.25% of the total area of Mizoram. According to the 2011 Census of India, the district is home to a population of 62,094.
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