Rajiv Gandhi Stadium is an athletic

stadium A stadium ( : stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand o ...

in Mualpui, Salem Veng,

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. It is used mainly for

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and

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. This stadium is named after

Rajiv Gandhi Rajiv Gandhi (; 20 August 1944 – 21 May 1991) was an Indian politician who served as the sixth prime minister of India from 1984 to 1989. He took office after the 1984 assassination of his mother, then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, to beco ...

, 6th Prime Minister of India and currently it is the home stadium of

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side

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. The stadium is also used by clubs of the

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Stadium

The stadium is a two tier stadium. The stadium under construction will have a

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of 20,000 spectators. The Stadium is used as home by

for I League games.

History

The Foundation stone for Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Salem Veng, Mualpui,

was laid by

Sonia Gandhi Sonia Gandhi (''née'' Maino; born 9 December 1946) is an Indian politician. She is the longest serving president of the Indian National Congress, a social democratic political party, which has governed India for most of its post-independen ...

on 6 March 2010 in presence of

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. This complex was the venue for the 26th 2012 Northeast Games.

References

{{Football stadiums in India Football venues in Mizoram Aizawl Sports venues in Mizoram Football in Mizoram Aizawl FC Luangmual F.C. 2010 establishments in Mizoram Sports venues completed in 2010