Mukto (Assembly constituency)
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Mukto Assembly constituency is one of the 60 constituencies of the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
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...

. This constituency is reserved for the Scheduled tribes
Adivasi
Adivasi is an umbrella term for a heterogeneous set of ethnic and tribal groups claimed to be the aboriginal population of India. They comprise a substantial indigenous minority of the population of India...

 candidates. This constituency came into existence on 20 February 1987 with the attainment of statehood of Arunachal Pradesh.

Mukto (constituency number 3) is one of the 3 constituencies located in Tawang district
Tawang District
Tawang district is one of the 16 administrative districts of Arunachal Pradesh in eastern India. The area is historically Tibetan territory and is claimed by both India and Republic of China as a part of South Tibet...

. It covers the entire Thingbu and Mukto circles and parts of Tawang and Lumla circles. Number of electorates in 2009 was 6,916 (male 3,340, female 3,576). It is part of Arunachal West Lok Sabha constituency
Arunachal West (Lok Sabha constituency)
Arunachal West Lok Sabha constituency is one of the two Lok Sabha constituencies in Arunachal Pradesh state in northeastern India...

 along with 32 other Legislative Assembly segments.

Members of Legislative Assembly

  • 1990: Dorjee Khandu
    Dorjee Khandu
    Dorjee Khandu was an Indian politician belonging to the Indian National Congress. He was the sixth Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh. He was reelected in 2009 general elections for the second term as the chief minister...

    , Indian National Congress
    Indian National Congress
    The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...

     (uncontested)
  • 1995: Dorjee Khandu, Indian National Congress
  • 1999: Dorjee Khandu, Indian National Congress
  • 2004: Dorjee Khandu, Indian National Congress (uncontested)
  • 2009: Dorjee Khandu, Indian National Congress (uncontested)
  • 2011: Pema Khandu
    Pema Khandu
    Pema Khandu is an Indian politician from the state of Arunachal Pradesh. Khandu is the son of Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu, who died in a helicopter crash. On May 20, 2011, follwing his father's death, Khandu was included in the state government as Minister of Water Resource Development and Tourism...

    , Indian National Congress (uncontested, bye-election)
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