BACKGROUND INFORMATION FOR MIZORAM

1.General Elections to the Legislative Assembly of Mizoram, 1972

Performance of parties

  Party

No. of Candidates

Seats
Won

% of Votes Polled

  Indian National Congress

29

6

30.91

  Socialist Party

18

0

1.54

  National Parties

47

6

32.45

  Independents

108

24

67.55

  Total

155

30

100.00

 

 

2. General Elections to the Legislative Assembly of Mizoram, 1978

Performance of parties

  Party

No. of Candidates

Seats
Won

% of Votes Polled

  People's Conference

28

22

37.47

  State Party

28

22

37.47

  Independents

126

8

62.53

  Total

154

30

100.00

 

 

3.General Elections to the Legislative Assembly of Mizoram, 1979

Performance of parties

  Party

No. of Candidates

Seats
Won

% of Votes Polled

  Indian National Congress(I)

25

5

23.88

  Janata Party

30

2

13.09

  National Parties

55

7

36.97

  Peoples Conference

27

18

32.67

  State Party

27

18

32.67

  Independents

68

5

30.36

  Total

150

30

100.00

 

 

4.General Elections to the Legislative Assembly of Mizoram, 1984

Performance of parties

  Party

No. of Candidates

Seats
Won

% of Votes Polled

  Indian National Congress

29

19

39.82

  National Party

29

19

39.82

  Peoples Conference

27

8

35.54

  State Party

27

8

35.54

  Independents

77

2

24.64

  Total

133

29

100.00

* Poll was countermanded in 10-N. Vanlaiphai L.A. poll was held on 27.6.84 in which
Indian National Congress was elected.

 

 

5.General Elections to the Legislative Assembly of Mizoram, 1987

Performance of parties

  Party

No. of Candidates

Seats
Won

% of Votes Polled

  Indian National Congress

40

13

32.99

  National Party

40

13

32.99

  Peoples Conference

36

3

23.70

  State Party

36

3

23.70

  Independents

69

24

43.31

  Total

145

40

100.00

 

 

6.General Elections to the Legislative Assembly of Mizoram, 1989

Performance of parties

  Party

No. of Candidates

Seats
Won

% of Votes Polled

  Indian National Congress

34

23

34.85

  National Party

34

23

34.85

  Peoples Conference

38

1

19.67

  Mizo National Front

40

14

35.29

  State Parties

78

15

54.96

  Independents

50

2

10.19

  Total

162

40

100.00

 

 

7. General Elections to the Legislative Assembly of Mizoram, 1993

Performance of parties

  Party

No. of Candidates

Seats
Won

% of Votes Polled

  Indian National Congress

28

16

33.10

  Bharatiya Janata Party

8

0

3.11

  National Parties

36

16

36.21

  Mizo National Front

38

14

40.41

  State Party

38

14

40.41

  Independents

47

10

23.38

  Total

121

40

100.00

Source: ECI

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