Page 5 - Mizoram State Assembly Election

Mizoram polls: Deceived by party leadership, say former ZPM members

The ex-ZPM members had been followers of KS Thanga, Mizoram's former agriculture minister under the Congress government

Zo United leaders thank Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga for support

Leaders also expressed gratitude to Zoramthanga for showing his support to the Manipur Zo ethnic community

CM Zoramthanga lays emphasis on encouraging nationalism in Mizoram

Zoramthanga highlighted the connection between the Mizo people and their land during his speech

Mizoram polls: Farmers will top priority if ZPM wins, says party chief

ZPM's working president Sapdanga was addressing party workers in the Hrangturzo assembly constituency

Rs 5 lakh as aid to start business if party wins polls: BJP's Mizoram unit

BJP's Mizoram unit chief stated that the party's win in the forthcoming assembly polls is critical for the development of the state

Mizoram polls: Mizo National Front finalises candidates for 38 seats

38 candidates were finalised at a meeting of the party's nomination committee on Saturday. No nominees were selected for the Chalfilh and Aizawl South-II seats

CM Zoramthanga compares plight of displaced people to MNF's struggle

Zorathanga compared the current plight of displaced persons to the challenging times faced by the Mizo community when the demand for a separate state was made

Bru migrants urge EC to retain voters' names in Mizoram electoral list

The General Secretary of the Bru Displaced People's Forum, Bruno Msha, wrote to the CEC asking him to keep the names of Bru voters on the electoral roll of Mizoram

Manipur's Kuki MLAs, civil society groups meet Mizoram CM in Aizawl

Zoramthanga underscored the importance of ensuring proper consultation among diverse groups and the public to prevent further escalation of tensions

Doctor-turned-legislator helps two women deliver babies in Mizoram

Dr ZR Thiamsanga has over three decades of experience in obstetrics and gynaecology

Mizoram polls 2023: Ex-Chief Secretary L Chuaungo appointed Cong unit VP

Chuaungo's unveiling as vice president was seen by political observers as a move to revamp the MPCC ahead of the assembly polls

Political parties urge EC not to hold polls on weekend in Mizoram

Ahead of the 2018 polls, political parties, NGOs and church organisations had requested the EC not to conduct elections on Sunday

Mizoram polls: ECI team asks for more checkposts to curb alcohol smuggling

CEC Rajiv Kumar said the EC had given strict orders to all agencies to prevent the smuggling of drugs, liquor and cash into the state

Mizoram elections 2023: A short glimpse into the northeastern state

Mizoram got statehood in 1987 after the central government and the Mizo National Front signed a peace accord

Ahead of Mizoram Assembly elections 2023, ZPM forms alliance with HPC

According to the agreement, HPC will not field any candidates on its own to ensure that the ZPM candidates are elected to the state assembly

Mizoram polls: ECI team arrives in Mizoram, reviews poll preparedness

The delegation will also take stock of poll preparedness with district election officers (DEO) and superintendent of police (SP) of all Mizoram districts

ECI team to visit Mizoram to review assembly poll preparedness

A 20-member team of the Election Commission of India (ECI) will arrive in Aizawl on Tuesday on a two-day visit to review preparedness for the upcoming assembly elections in the state, officials said. The delegation will be headed by Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar. During its visit, the ECI team will meet the chief secretary, director general of police (DGP) and representatives of political parties. They will also interact with the state's icons, persons with disabilities (PwD) voters and youngsters, before holding a press conference on Thursday. Assembly polls in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Mizoram and Rajasthan are likely to be held in October and November. The commission had last week visited Chhattisgarh to review the poll preparedness in the central Indian state. The term of the legislative assembly of Mizoram ends on December 17 this year. In the 40-member Mizoram Assembly, the ruling Mizo National Front (MNF) has 27 members, main opposition Zoram Peopl

Mizoram polls 2023: Election Commission to start 3-day visit from Aug 29

Election Commission officials had last week visited Chhattisgarh to review election preparations

Mizoram govt incurs Rs 4.88 cr wasteful expenditure due to negligence: CAG

The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India has slammed the Mizoram government for incurring an "avoidable" expenditure of Rs 4.88 crore on formation cutting of Darlak-Sihthiang road in Mamit district due to "negligence". The CAG report tabled in the assembly by Chief Minister Zoramthanga in the recently concluded session said that the construction of the Darlak-Sihthiang road was undertaken under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) despite the village being already connected. It said that Sihthiang was connected by 11-km long Chuhvel-Sihthiang paved road, which is an all-weather road since December 2020. While the construction of the Chuhvel-Sihthiang paved road was being taken up in May 2016, an agreement was signed in August 2019 between Mizoram Rural Road Development Agency of the state Public Works department and contractors for the construction of Darlak-Sihthiang road at a cost of Rs 52.81 crore and the project was scheduled to be completed by June 2020. "The

Mizoram polls: Former minister and Congress leader K S Thanga joins ZPM

K S Thanga was a member of the MPCC's Political Affairs Committee (PAC), which was recently dissolved