AAP Releases First List Of Candidates For Mizoram Assembly Elections

Aam Aadmi Party has released the first list of four candidates for Mizoram Assembly elections on Thursday.

Aam Aadmi Party National Convener Arvind Kejriwal.

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Aam Aadmi Party has released the first list of four candidates for Mizoram Assembly elections on Thursday. The 40-seat Mizoram assembly will go to polls on November 7. The election will be conducted in a single phase. The term of the current Mizoram assembly led by CM Zoramthanga will end on December 17. The counting will be done on December 3 and the result will be announced the same day.

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Meanwhile, on Wednesday, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday released its list of 12 candidates for the upcoming Mizoram polls. The party's state unit chief Vanlalhmuaka has been fielded from Dampa (ST) seat while former Speaker of Mizoram Legislative Assembly Lalrinliana Sailo who quit Mizo National Front to join BJP has been given a ticket from Mamit (ST) seat. Shanti Bikash Chakma will contest against Congress Legislature Party leader Zodintluanga Ralte's stronghold  Thornag seat. 

On Tuesday, Congress released its list of candidates for all the 40 seats which included the names of four incumbent legislators. Ruling Mizo National Front and Zoram Peoples' Movement have already announced the list of their candidates and both parties will contest all the 40 seats.

The Congress has pitted Lalsanglura Ralte, a first timer, as its candidate against Chief Minister Zoramthanga in Aizawl East-I seat. Zoramthanga had won the seat in 2018 too. Mizoram PCC chief Lalsawta has been given a ticket by the party from Aizawl West-III seat and senior party vice-president Lal Thanzara from Aizawl North-III. 

Earlier, the AAP had written to the Election Commission of India, seeking a change in the polling date for the Chhattisgarh Assembly election. In their letter, the AAP has proposed moving the polling date from the 17th of November to the 25th of November. The party's request is rooted in the cultural significance of Chhath, a widely celebrated festival, which coincides with the initially scheduled polling date.