mizoram assembly

MHIP, the Mizo Women's Association, has rejected the Mizo Marriage and Inheritance of Property (Amendment) Bill, 2026, and called for its withdrawal and a full review. The decision follows CM Lalduhoma’s statement that a Mizo girl who marries a non-Mizo would lose her status, a provision tied to the amended Section 2 and now contested.

The mizoram assembly election will be held in a single phase on November 7, with the counting of votes scheduled for December 3. The ruling Mizo National Front (MNF) and the Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM) will pose a challenge to the Congress party, which is banking on its new state president. Key issues in the election include corruption allegations against former Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla and incumbent Chief Minister Zoramthanga. The main players in the election are Zoramthanga of the MNF, Lalduhoma of the ZPM, and Lalsawta of the Congress.

The dispatching of polling personnel to their designated polling stations in the Lawngtlai district for the upcoming mizoram assembly election on November 7 began on Sunday.

The mizoram assembly on Thursday unanimously adopted a special motion seeking two cannons, which were displayed in Aizawl for 105 years and then taken away by the first battalion of the Assam Rifles, to their rightful owners - the Mizos.

The mizoram assembly on Thursday unanimously passed an official resolution requesting the Government of India to amend the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has released its second list of nine candidates for the upcoming Assembly elections in Mizoram. The party has announced a total of 21 candidates for the 40-seat Assembly. Meanwhile, the Congress party has already announced its candidates for all 40 seats. The elections in Mizoram will take place on November 7, along with other states like Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Telangana.

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has informed all political parties that their candidates for the upcoming mizoram assembly election can spend a maximum of Rs.8 lakh each to meet poll-related expenditure.

Congress on Thursday dropped mizoram assembly speaker Hiphei from its list of candidates for the assembly election.

The mizoram assembly on Friday unanimously adopted a private member's resolution asking the Centre to take measures for the protection of religious freedom enshrined in the Constitution. Opposition Congress Legislature Party leader Zodintluanga, who moved the resolution, said the minorities have come under severe attack after NDA came to power in 2014.

Ruling Congress candidate John Siamkunga trounced K Lalsanga, an Independent candidate supported by Opposition Mizo National Front (MNF) and the Mizoram People's Conference (MPC), by a margin of 3,307 votes in assembly bypoll to South Tuipui seat.

Zoram People's Movement (ZPM) chief Lalduhoma will take oath as the Mizoram chief minister on Friday, reports HC Vanlalruata. Lalduhoma, accompanied by ZPM working president K Sapdanga and former deputy speaker Vanlalhlana, met governor Hari Babu Kambhampati at Raj Bhavan in Aizawl on Wednesday and staked claim to form the next government. The ZPM ministry headed by him will be sworn in at the circular lawn of Raj Bhavan at 11 am. Sapdanga, a journalist-turned-politician, is likely to be inducted as the deputy CM.

NDTV's exit poll predicting a hung assembly in the mizoram assembly election is hard to believe. Mizoram has never had a hung assembly before, with single parties or pre-poll alliances always emerging as clear winners. In the past, the Mizo Union, People's Conference, Congress, and MNF have won elections, sometimes with pre-poll alliances. The Zoram People's Movement (ZPM) is confident of forming the next government, while the MNF believes it will regain power due to support from refugees and internally displaced persons. The Congress is uncertain about its performance in the post-Lal Thanhawla era, as the BJP expects to win 8 seats and be part of the government.

The Zoram People's Movement (ZPM), founded by Lalduhoma, a former IPS officer, MLA, and ex-Member of Parliament, is undergoing a political transformation in Mizoram. Formed in 2018 as a coalition of six regional parties, the ZPM aims to address various issues in Mizoram. In the 2018 mizoram assembly elections, the ZPM positioned itself as an alternative to the Mizoram National Front (MNF) and the Indian National Congress (INC) and secured victory in 8 out of 40 seats. In the 2023 elections, the ZPM contested all 40 seats and is anticipated to win 28-35 seats.

Mizoram BJP president Vanlalhmuaka said the saffron party would, for the first time, contest all the 40 seats in the assembly elecations scheduled to be held in the last part of next year.

The Mamit constituency assembly election results 2023 are eagerly awaited. The Mizo National Front (MNF) has chosen H. Lalzirliana as their candidate to retain control, while the Zoram People's Movement (ZPM) has put forward H. Zorempula and the Congress party has named K. Lalthanzama. This sets the stage for a competitive electoral situation. The announcement of results for the Mizoram State Legislative Assembly is expected today, with live updates available on the Election Commission of India's website. Mamit constituency, located in Mizoram's North region, has seen a shift in allegiance from the Congress party in recent elections.

This mizoram assembly constituency witnessed a significant political battle, with the incumbent H. Biakzaua of the Mizo National Front (MNF) facing tough competition. However, ZPM emerged victorious, defeating both MNF's H. Biakzaua and H. Zothangliana of the Indian National Congress (INC) in the Lawngtlai East (ST) Assembly Elections 2023.

The deputy chief whip of the ruling Congress in mizoram assembly became first legislator in the state to be jailed following his surrender in a forgery case on Thursday. R L Pianmawia spent a night in jail and was released on bail by the court of chief judicial magistrate in Aizawl on Friday.