Chakma Autonomous District Council

Chakma Autonomous District Council

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Type
Type
Leadership
Chairman
Mohan Chakma
Molin Kumar Chakma, BJP
since
Structure
Seats24 Councillors (20 Elected + 4 Nominated)
Political groups
Government (13)
  •   BJP (13)

Opposition (7)

Nominated (4)

Elections
20 plurality voting
4 nominated
Last election
May 2023
Next election
2028
Meeting place
Kamalanagar, Mizoram
Website
www.cadc.gov.in cadc.chakma.in

The Chakma Autonomous District Council is an autonomous council under the Republic of India. It is located in the Northeast Indian state of Mizoram, of which it covers about 3.25% area of the state. It is a landlocked region sharing international borders with Myanmar to the south and Bangladesh to the west, domestic border with Lai Autonomous District Council to the east and Lunglei district to the North. At the 2011 Census, the population was 62,094.Its headquarters is at Kamalanagar. The Chakma people has been demanding to change the status of the Chakma Autonomous District Council into a Union territory under the name Chakmaland.

The Chakma Autonomous District Council was formed under the Sixth schedule of the Constitution of India on 29 April 1972. The council is the replication of the state assembly and exercises executive power over specially allotted departments. It is one of the three Autonomous District Councils of Mizoram state in North-East India. It is an autonomous council for ethnic Chakma people living in South-Western Mizoram bordering Bangladesh and Myanmar. There is also a growing demand for 'Chakmaland' union territory.