Aizawl: Mizoram’s opposition People’s Conference (PC) party has decided to contest the upcoming Dampa assembly seat by-election in north-western Mamit district, scheduled for November 11, a party leader said on Monday.
The party has officially announced its vice president, K. Zahmingthanga, as its candidate for the bypoll, PC president Vanlalruata added.
The Dampa bypoll was necessitated by the death of MNF MLA Lalrintluanga Sailo on July 21.
He said Zahmingthanga will file his nomination paper on Tuesday, the last date of filing nomination papers.
Meanwhile, four contenders from four major political parties in the state have already filed their nomination papers for the bypoll — Vanlalsailova from the ruling Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM), R. Lalthangliana of the opposition Mizo National Front (MNF), Congress leader John Rotluangliana, and BJP’s Lalhmangaiha.
The ruling Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM) has fielded Mizo singer and preacher Vanlalsailova, the main opposition Mizo National Front (MNF) nominated party senior vice president and former health minister Dr. R. Lalthangliana, and Congress fielded party vice president and former minister John Rotluangliana.
The BJP nominated Lalhmangaiha, who recently joined the Saffron party and contested the Dampa seat in state assembly polls twice previously.
Nomination papers will be scrutinized on Wednesday (October 22), and the deadline for withdrawal of candidature is Friday (October 24).
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There are 20,790 voters, including 10,185 female voters in the Dampa assembly segment, according to the final roll published on September 30.
There are 41 polling stations in the constituency. Silsury-I polling station has the highest number of voters at 1,103, while Zopui polling station has the least at 30. The counting of votes will be held on November 14.
