Mukto Assembly constituency

Mukto is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Arunachal Pradesh state in India.^[1] It is reserved for candidates belonging to the ST^[2] and is part of Arunachal West Lok Sabha constituency along with 32 other Legislative Assembly segments.^[3]

Mukto
Constituency No. 3 for the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Arunachal Pradesh
District	Tawang
Lok Sabha constituency	Arunachal West
Established	1990
Total electors	7,995
Reservation	ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
11th Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Pema Khandu
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year	2024

Mukto is one of the 3 constituencies located in Tawang district. It covers the entire Thingbu and Mukto circles and parts of Tawang and Lumla circles.^[2]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year	Member	Party
1990	Dorjee Khandu		Indian National Congress
1995
1999
2004
2009
2011[a]	Pema Khandu
2014
2019[4]			Bharatiya Janata Party
2024

1. by-election

Election results

Assembly Election 2024

2024 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Mukto^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Pema Khandu	Unopposed
Registered electors			7,995		8.89
	BJP hold		Swing

Assembly Election 2019

2019 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Mukto

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Pema Khandu	4,304	70.74%	New
	INC	Thupten Kunphen	1,685	27.70%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	95	1.56%	New
Margin of victory			2,619	43.05%
Turnout			6,084	82.87%	82.87
Registered electors			7,342		2.24
	BJP gain from INC		Swing

Assembly By-election 2011

2011 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly by-election: Mukto

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Pema Khandu	Unopposed
Registered electors			6,783		1.92
	INC hold		Swing

Assembly Election 2014

2014 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Mukto^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Pema Khandu	Unopposed
Registered electors			7,181		3.83
	INC hold		Swing

Assembly Election 2009

2009 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Mukto^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Dorjee Khandu	Unopposed
Registered electors			6,916		16.92
	INC hold		Swing

Assembly Election 2004

2004 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Mukto^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Dorjee Khandu	Unopposed
Registered electors			5,915		6.40
	INC hold		Swing

Assembly Election 1999

1999 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Mukto^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Dorjee Khandu	2,777	56.88%	17.52
	NCP	Theg Tse Rinpoche	2,105	43.12%	New
Margin of victory			672	13.76%	35.04
Turnout			4,882	88.90%	1.31
Registered electors			5,559		4.37
	INC hold		Swing

Assembly Election 1995

1995 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Mukto^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Dorjee Khandu	3,532	74.40%	New
	JD	Rinchen Dorjee	1,215	25.60%	New
Margin of victory			2,317	48.81%
Turnout			4,747	90.37%	89.13
Registered electors			5,326		7.27
	INC hold		Swing

Assembly Election 1990

1990 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Mukto^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Dorjee Khandu	Unopposed
Registered electors			4,965
	INC win (new seat)

See also

• List of constituencies of Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
• Tawang district
• Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly