The legislative assembly election was held on 28 November 2018 to elect members of the 40 constituencies in

Mizoram Mizoram () is a state in Northeast India, with Aizawl as its seat of government and capital city. The name of the state is derived from "Mizo", the self-described name of the native inhabitants, and "Ram", which in the Mizo language means "lan ...

Mizo National Front The Mizo National Front ( MNF) is a regional political party in Mizoram, India. MNF emerged from the Mizo National Famine Front, which was formed by Pu Laldenga to protest against the inaction of the Indian central government towards the fami ...

won 26 seats in the election. This was the first time that Congress does not have any government in any of the states in

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Background

The tenure of

Mizoram Legislative Assembly The Mizoram Legislative Assembly is the unicameral state legislature of Mizoram in India. The seat of the Legislative Assembly is at Aizawl, the capital of the state. The Legislative Assembly is composed of 40 Member of the Legislative Assembly ...

was due to end on 15 December 2018. Four high-profile leaders of the Congress including the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly in Mizoram defected to the BJP before the polls.

Schedule

The Election Commission of India has announced the poll dates on 6 October 2018. It was held in single phase on 28 November 2018. The result was declared on 11 December 2018.

Exit polls

Quit Notice to CEO

On the eve of the election, Quit notice was given to Chief Election Officer SB Sashank because of two issues, one involving the deployment of central forces around

Reang Reang is a Tripuri clan of the Indian state of Mizoram and Tripura. The Reangs can be found all over the Tripura state in India. However, they may also be found in Assam and Mizoram. They speak the Kaubru language which is similar with Kokborok ...

tribals living in

Tripura Tripura (, Bengali: ) is a state in Northeast India. The third-smallest state in the country, it covers ; and the seventh-least populous state with a population of 36.71 lakh ( 3.67 million). It is bordered by Assam and Mizoram to the ea ...

Camps who are voters for Elections in Mizoram. While the State government wanted them to travel to

, groups representing

tribals wanted them to vote from Tripura camps. Secondly the CEO Shashank alleged interference by Principal Secretary (Home) Lalnunmawia Chuaungo in preparations for the polls scheduled on 28 November. He wrote to the EC in the last week of October, mentioning an active role played by the state Home Department in this interference. The Election Commission of India issued orders to the state government to remove Chuaungo with immediate effect. Over 40,000 people mobilized by a co-ordination committee headed by the Young Mizo Association compromising Mizo Upa Pawl (Mizo senior citizens association), Mizo Hmeichhe Insuihkhawm Pawl (Mizo women organisation) and two student bodies took to the streets in

Aizawl Aizawl (; Mizo: ) is the capital of the state of Mizoram in India. Aizawl was officially established on 25 February 1890. With a population of 293,416, it is the largest city in the state. It is also the centre of administration containing all ...

demanding removal of SB Sashank and reinstatement of Lalnunmawia Chaungo. Eventually the Election Commission recalled SB Sashank and appointed Mr Ashish Kundra as the New Chief Election Officer.

Result

Constituency results

References

External links

Election Commission of India
{{Mizoram elections

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