Politics 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 people, Mizo", the endonym, self-described name of the native inhabitants, and "Ram", which in the Mizo ...
, a state in
Northeast
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India had been dominated by the
Mizo National Front and the
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British Em ...
. As of 2024, the
Zoram People's Movement
The Zoram People's Movement (abbreviated ZPM) is an alliance of seven party to form non Indian National Congress non Mizo National Front government formed by Mizoram People's Conference . It is an alliance movement, the members are Mizoram People's ...
is the ruling party in the states's
legislative assembly.
Constituencies
Mizoram sends one representatives to the
Lok Sabha
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(the
lower house
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of the
parliament of India
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) and one representative to the
Rajya Sabha
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(parliament's
upper house
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).
Election result
The main political parties are the
Mizo National Front,
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British Em ...
and the
Zoram People's Movement
The Zoram People's Movement (abbreviated ZPM) is an alliance of seven party to form non Indian National Congress non Mizo National Front government formed by Mizoram People's Conference . It is an alliance movement, the members are Mizoram People's ...
. The
2023 assembly election resulted in loss for the
Mizo National Front. The
Zoram People's Movement
The Zoram People's Movement (abbreviated ZPM) is an alliance of seven party to form non Indian National Congress non Mizo National Front government formed by Mizoram People's Conference . It is an alliance movement, the members are Mizoram People's ...
won an overall majority in the state.
Zoram People's Movement
The Zoram People's Movement (abbreviated ZPM) is an alliance of seven party to form non Indian National Congress non Mizo National Front government formed by Mizoram People's Conference . It is an alliance movement, the members are Mizoram People's ...
won 27 out of 40 seats in the Assembly.
See also
*
Mizoram Secular Force
References
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