Aizawl, Polling is underway for 40 seats to elect a new Mizoram Assembly. Nearly 15 per cent of the over 7.68 lakh electorate cast their votes in the first two hours on Wednesday, officials said. “Till 9 a.m., 15 per cent voter turnout has been recorded,” an Election Commission official[Read More…]
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Mizoram Election: PM Modi to visit amidst Congress statewide protest; security beefed up
Aizwal: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to hold three rallies in poll-bound Mizoram today amidst the Mizoram Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) statewide agitation call. This the first visit by the PM to the state in the last one year. He visited Mizoram in December last year. Narendra Modi is[Read More…]
EC team in poll-bound Mizoram seeks to end standoff over sacking of official
A high-level Election Commission team on Friday held a series of meetings, including with the Mizoram NGO Coordination Committee (MNCC), which has been spearheading a state-wide protest calling for removal of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) and reinstatement of the ousted Principal Secretary (Home). “The EC team headed by Deputy[Read More…]
Mizoram Assembly Polls 2018: Full schedule and dates
The Election Commission of India on Saturday announced the electoral exercise for Mizoram, where assembly, comprising of 40 members, ends on December 15, 2018. Chief Election Commissioner, OP Rawat stated that “Voting in Mizoram will take place on November 28, while counting of votes will take place on December 11”.[Read More…]