# Palak Assembly constituency

Palak is one of the 40 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Mizoram state in India.
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 :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 84 | 0.67 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 12,603 | | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 2 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,605 | 82.54 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,271 | | |
| | Maraland Democratic Front win (new seat) | Maraland Democratic Front win (new seat) | Maraland Democratic Front win (new seat) | Maraland Democratic Front win (new seat) | Maraland Democratic Front win (new seat) |

### 2013

2013 Mizoram Legislative Assembly election : Palak :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,823 | 14.37 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 12,761 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,765 | 82.53 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,467 | |
| | INC gain from Maraland Democratic Front | INC gain from Maraland Democratic Front | Swing | |

### 2018

2018 Mizoram Legislative Assembly election : Palak :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 844 | 5.77 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 14,670 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,677 | 81.34 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 18,043 | |
| | MNF gain from INC | MNF gain from INC | Swing | |

### 2023

2023 Mizoram Legislative Assembly election: Palak :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,241 | 7.44 | 1.68 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,044 | 79.07 | 2.24 |
| | BJP gain from MNF | BJP gain from MNF | Swing | | |