Expenditure for Mizoram Assembly polls up by over 40 per cent

Last Updated: Thursday, November 7, 2013, 20:03

The expenditure for the elections to the 40-member Mizoram legislative Assembly to be held on November 25 was estimated at Rs 24.30 crore and was the highest ever expenses in the history of the state elections.

Security tightened at the borders of poll-bound Mizoram

Last Updated: Thursday, November 7, 2013, 18:28

Security has been tightened along the unfenced 64-km-long border near the tri-junction of Mizoram-Tripura-Bangladesh in the state`s Mamit district.

VVPAT to be used in 10 Assembly constituencies in Aizawl

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 6, 2013, 16:31

The VVPAT system was first experimented in the Noksen Assembly bypoll recently in Nagaland and Mizoram would be the first state where it would be introduced in a large scale, EC officials said.

Fully prepared for Mizoram Assembly polls on Nov 25: CEC

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 6, 2013, 15:08

The Election Commission is fully prepared for the upcoming polls to the 40-member Mizoram Assembly scheduled for November 25, Chief Election Commissioner V S Sampath said here today.

Lal Thanhawla to face tough contest in Mizo Assembly polls

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 6, 2013, 13:33

Serchhip constituency in Mizoram`s central district of Serchhip would be one of the most interesting seats in the coming elections to the 40-member state Assembly to be held on November 25.

EC team assesses poll preparedness in Mizoram

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 6, 2013, 00:05

A team of top Election Commission officials on Tuesday visited assembly poll-bound Mizoram and held consultations with various political parties and poll officials in the state.

Mizoram polls: Very few women candidates in fray

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 5, 2013, 15:18

Women voters outnumber male voters in Mizoram but not a single woman has been elected to the Mizoram Assembly in the last 25 years.

ZNP announces its candidates for Mizoram Assembly polls

Last Updated: Monday, November 4, 2013, 17:04

Zoram Nationalist Party (ZNP), which would contest 38 constituencies in the coming elections to the 40-member Mizoram Assembly to be held on November 25, on Monday announced the names of its candidates.

Opposition Mizoram Democratic Alliance names all common candidates

Last Updated: Monday, November 4, 2013, 15:32

Mizo National Front (MNF) chief Zoramthanga would contest from Tuipui for assembly election, announced opposition Mizoram Democratic Alliance (MDA) while releasing name of candidates put by MDA.

No nominations filed for Mizoram Assembly polls till now

Last Updated: Sunday, November 3, 2013, 17:50

No nominations have been filed so far for the coming 40-member Mizoram Assembly elections scheduled for November 25, even as the filing of nominations started from Friday last.

Congress announces list of candidates for Mizoram assembly polls

Last Updated: Saturday, November 2, 2013, 17:42

Mizoram Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla would contest from two constituencies while all the 32 sitting Congress MLAs have been given tickets except one legislator for the November 25 elections to the Mizoram Assembly which the Congress would fight alone by putting up candidates in all the 40 seats.

Assembly polls: Opposition three-party alliance in Mizoram announces candidates

Last Updated: Friday, November 1, 2013, 22:02

The opposition Mizo National Front, Mizoram People`s Conference and Maraland Democratic Front, which have a pre-poll alliance for this month`s Mizoram Assembly elections, on Friday announced joint candidates to contest the polls.