Palak Assembly constituency

Palak is one of the 40 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Mizoram state in India.^[1][2]

Palak
Constituency No. 40 for the Mizoram Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Mizoram
District	Saiha
Lok Sabha constituency	Mizoram
Established	2008
Total electors	20,435
Reservation	ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
9th Mizoram Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Pushpa K. Hrahmo
Party	BJP
Elected year	2023

It is one of two constituencies in Siaha district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes. It comes under the sole Lok Sabha constituency of the state, Mizoram.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year	Member	Party
2008	P. P. Thawla		Maraland Democratic Front
2013	Hiphei		Indian National Congress
2018	M. Chakhu		Mizo National Front
2023	K. Hrahmo		Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

2008

2008 Mizoram Legislative Assembly election : Palak^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Maraland Democratic Front	P. P. Thawla	4,206	33.37
	INC	T. T. Vakhu	4,122	32.71
	Independent	Laicho Notlia	2,167	17.19
	Independent	K. T. Rokhaw	1,877	14.89
	MPC	N. Beikhai	185	1.47
	LJP	Lalthlahlova	46	0.36
Margin of victory			84	0.67
Total valid votes			12,603
Rejected ballots			2
Turnout			12,605	82.54
Registered electors			15,271
	Maraland Democratic Front win (new seat)

2013

2013 Mizoram Legislative Assembly election : Palak^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Hiphei	7,256	56.86
	Maraland Democratic Front	P. P. Thawla	5,433	42.58
	NOTA	None of the Above	72	0.56
Margin of victory			1,823	14.37
Total valid votes			12,761
Rejected ballots			4
Turnout			12,765	82.53
Registered electors			15,467
	INC gain from Maraland Democratic Front		Swing

2018

2018 Mizoram Legislative Assembly election : Palak^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	MNF	M. Chakhu	5,492	37.44
	BJP	Hiphei	4,648	31.68
	INC	K. T. Rokhaw	4,431	30.20
	Independent	S. Sathlu	59	0.40
	NOTA	None of the Above	40	0.27
Margin of victory			844	5.77
Total valid votes			14,670
Rejected ballots			7
Turnout			14,677	81.34
Registered electors			18,043
	MNF gain from INC		Swing

2023

2023 Mizoram Legislative Assembly election: Palak

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	K. Hrahmo	6,064	37.8	6.12
	MNF	K.T. Rokhaw	4,823	30.06	7.38
	INC	I. P. Junior	3,729	23.24	6.96
	ZPM	K. Robinson	1,378	8.59	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	50	0.31	0.04
Majority			1,241	7.44	1.68
Turnout			16,044	79.07	2.24
	BJP gain from MNF		Swing

See also

• List of constituencies of the Mizoram Legislative Assembly