Tuichawng Assembly constituency

Tuichawng
Constituency No. 36 for the Mizoram Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Mizoram
District	Lawngtlai
Lok Sabha constituency	Mizoram
Established	2008 [1]
Total electors	26,272
Reservation	ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
9th Mizoram Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Rasik Mohan Chakma
Party	Mizo National Front
Elected year	2023

Tuichawng is one of the 40 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Mizoram state in India. ^{[2] [3]}

It is part of Lawngtlai district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes. It was established, in 2008, by the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008. ^[1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year	Member	Party
2008 [4]	Buddha Dhan Chakma		Indian National Congress
2013 [5]
2018 [6]			Bharatiya Janata Party
2023	Rasik Mohan Chakma [7]		Mizo National Front

Election results

2023

2023 Mizoram Legislative Assembly election: Tuichawng

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	MNF	Rasik Mohan Chakma	13,346	44.55
	BJP	Durjya Dhan Chakma	12,695	42.38
	INC	Hara Prasad Chakma	3,232	10.79
	ZPM	Shanti Jiban Chakma	423	1.41
	NOTA	None of the Above	260	0.87
Majority			651	2.17
Turnout			29,956
	MNF gain from BJP		Swing

2018

2018 Mizoram Legislative Assembly election: Tuichawng ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Buddha Dhan Chakma	11,419	43.68
	MNF	Rasik Mohan Chakma	9,825	37.59
	INC	Kali Kumar Tongchangya	4,353	16.65
	NOTA	None of the Above	293	1.12
Majority			1,594	6.10
Turnout			26,140	85.14
Registered electors			30,704
	BJP gain from INC		Swing

See also

• List of constituencies of the Mizoram Legislative Assembly
• Lawngtlai district

References

1. "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). 26 November 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
2. "Assembly Elections December 2013 Results". ECI. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 15 December 2013.
3. "Mizoram Assembly Constituency List". www.elections.in.
4. "Mizoram Legislative Election 2008 - Statistical Report". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 25 May 2022.
5. "Mizoram General Legislative Election 2013". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 6 January 2022.
6. "Mizoram Legislative Election 2018 - Statistical Report". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 6 January 2022.
7. The Times of India (4 December 2023). "Tuichawng assembly election result 2023: MNF's Rasik Mohan Chakma wins with 13346 votes, defeating BJP's Durjya Dhan Chakma and INC's Hara Prasad Chakma". Archived from the original on 16 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.

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