35 municipal bodies with 59 wards: 1 municipal corporation, 1 municipality and 33 town panchayats. Every body below links to its ward list and the assembly and Lok Sabha seats that cover it, from the Local Government Directory as of 25 September 2026.
By type of body
- Municipal Corporation1
- Municipality1
- Town Panchayat33
Counts from the Local Government Directory. Names of types follow what the directory uses for Arunachal Pradesh.
Largest by number of wards
- Municipal Corporation · Papum PareItanagar30wards
- Municipality · East SiangPasighat12wards
- Town Panchayat · West SiangAlong1wards
- Town Panchayat · LeparadaBasar1wards
- Town Panchayat · West KamengBomdila1wards
- Town Panchayat · Dibang ValleyChanglang1wards
- Town Panchayat · Upper SubansiriDaporijo1wards · 1 assembly seat
- Town Panchayat · TirapDeomali1wards
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35 of 35 local bodies
| Local body | Type | District | Wards | Assembly seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Along | Town Panchayat | West Siang | 1 | Not mapped |
| Basar | Town Panchayat | Leparada | 1 | Not mapped |
| Bomdila | Town Panchayat | West Kameng | 1 | Not mapped |
| Bordumsa | Town Panchayat | Changlang | — | Not mapped |
| Changlang | Town Panchayat | Dibang Valley | 1 | Not mapped |
| Chayangtajo | Town Panchayat | East Kameng | — | Not mapped |
| Daporijo | Town Panchayat | Upper Subansiri | 1 | Daporijo |
| Deomali | Town Panchayat | Tirap | 1 | Not mapped |
| Doimukh | Town Panchayat | Papum Pare | — | Not mapped |
| Dumporijo | Town Panchayat | Upper Subansiri | — | Not mapped |
| Hayuliang | Town Panchayat | Anjaw | — | Not mapped |
| Itanagar | Municipal Corporation | Papum Pare | 30 | Not mapped |
| Itanagar | Town Panchayat | Papum Pare | 1 | Not mapped |
| Jairampur | Town Panchayat | Changlang | 1 | Not mapped |
| Kalaktang | Town Panchayat | West Kameng | — | Not mapped |
| Kharsang | Town Panchayat | Changlang | — | Not mapped |
| Khonsa | Town Panchayat | Tirap | 1 | Not mapped |
| Kimin | Town Panchayat | Papum Pare | — | Not mapped |
| Lemmi | Town Panchayat | Pakke Kessang | — | Not mapped |
| Mechuka | Town Panchayat | Shi Yomi | — | Not mapped |
| Naharlagun | Town Panchayat | Papum Pare | 1 | Not mapped |
| Namsai | Town Panchayat | Namsai | 1 | Not mapped |
| Pasighat | Municipality | East Siang | 12 | Not mapped |
| Pasighat | Town Panchayat | East Siang | 1 | Not mapped |
| Raga | Town Panchayat | Kamle | — | Not mapped |
| Roing | Town Panchayat | Lower Dibang Valley | 1 | Not mapped |
| Ruksin | Town Panchayat | East Siang | — | Not mapped |
| Rupa | Town Panchayat | West Kameng | — | Not mapped |
| Sangram | Town Panchayat | Kurung Kumey | — | Not mapped |
| Seppa | Town Panchayat | East Kameng | 1 | Not mapped |
| Tato | Town Panchayat | Shi Yomi | — | Not mapped |
| Tawang | Town Panchayat | Tawang | 1 | Not mapped |
| Tezu | Town Panchayat | Lohit | 1 | Not mapped |
| Yachuli | Town Panchayat | Keyi Panyor | — | Not mapped |
| Ziro | Town Panchayat | Lower Subansiri | 1 | Not mapped |
Ward boundary maps, past municipal results where the State Election Commission has published them, voter-list analysis by ward and verified ward surveys.
Answers use the Local Government Directory entries for the state.
How many urban local bodies are there in Arunachal Pradesh?
The Local Government Directory lists 35 urban local bodies in Arunachal Pradesh: 1 municipal corporation, 1 municipality and 33 town panchayats. Together they have 59 wards on record (ward lists are available for 19 of the 35 bodies). That is the 23rd highest number among the 35 states and union territories in the directory.
Which urban local body in Arunachal Pradesh has the most wards?
Itanagar Municipal Corporation has the most wards in the directory, 30. It is followed by Pasighat Municipality (12) and Along Town Panchayat (1). Ward counts change after each delimitation, so check the latest State Election Commission notification before planning.
How many municipal corporations are there in Arunachal Pradesh?
There is one municipal corporation: Itanagar. Corporations govern the largest cities; each ward elects one councillor (corporator).
Who conducts municipal elections in Arunachal Pradesh?
The State Election Commission, not the Election Commission of India. It prepares the ward electoral rolls, notifies ward reservation and conducts the polls for every municipal body listed here. Results are published by the commission, ward by ward.
Source: Local Government Directory (lgdirectory.gov.in), Ministry of Panchayati Raj, as of 25 September 2026, via the open daily mirror at github.com/ramSeraph/opendata. Used under the Government Open Data License - India. Ward-to-constituency mapping is as recorded in the directory and may lag behind the latest delimitation. Cantonment boards are not part of the directory’s urban list and are not counted.
Each page below is built from an official source and credited on the page.
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- Arunachal Pradesh assembly election resultsEvery vidhan sabha seat, ECI results
- Arunachal Pradesh Lok Sabha resultsEvery parliamentary seat, 2024 and earlier
- Arunachal Pradesh districts: Census 2011Population, religion, SC/ST by district
- Gram panchayat list, Arunachal PradeshBlocks, panchayats and villages (LGD)
- CSR spend in Arunachal PradeshCompany CSR spending by year and sector (MCA)