1979 Mizoram Legislative Assembly election

24 and 27 April 1979

All 30 seats in the Mizoram Legislative Assembly
16 seats needed for a majority
Registered241944
Turnout68.34%
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader T. Sailo
Party MPC INC(I) JP
Leader's seat Aizawl North
Seats before 22
Seats won 18 5 2
Seat change Decrease4
Popular vote 32.67% 23.88% 13.09%

CM before election

T. Sailo
MPC

Elected CM

T. Sailo
MPC

Elections to the Mizoram Legislative Assembly were held in April 1979 to elect members of the 30 constituencies in Mizoram, India. The Mizoram People's Conference emerged as the single largest party and T. Sailo was appointed as the Chief Minister of Mizoram for the second time.

Chief Minister Sailo's refusal to grant undue favours caused dissension in his party which led to the fall of his previous government and imposition of President's rule in the Union Territory.[1]

Result

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Mizoram People's Conference53,51532.6718Decrease4
Indian National Congress (I)39,11523.885New
Janata Party21,43513.092New
Independents49,73330.365Decrease3
Total163,798100.00300
Valid votes163,79899.06
Invalid/blank votes1,5460.94
Total votes165,344100.00
Registered voters/turnout241,94468.34
Source: ECI[2]

Elected Members

#ConstituencyCandidateParty
1TuipangHipheiJanata Party
2SangauH. RammawiMizoram People's Conference
3SaihaS. VadyuJanata Party
4ChawngteSneha KumarIndependent
5DemagiriHari Kristo ChakmaIndian National Congress (I)
6BuarpuiK. LalsangaMizoram People's Conference
7LungleiLalhmingthangaMizoram People's Conference
8TawipuiB. LalchungungaMizoram People's Conference
9HnahthiaalEllis SaidengaMizoram People's Conference
10N. VanlaiphaiNgurchhinaIndependent
11KhawbungJ. NgurdawlaMizoram People's Conference
12ChamphaiLalthanhawlaIndian National Congress (I)
13KhawhaiJ. H. RouthuamaIndependent
14SaitualL. PiandengaMizoram People's Conference
15NgopaP. B. RosangaMizoram People's Conference
16SuanpuilawnF. MalsawmaMizoram People's Conference
17RatuJ. ThankungaMizoram People's Conference
18KawnpuiKenneth ChawnglianaMizoram People's Conference
19KolasibC. ChawngkungaMizoram People's Conference
20KawrthahSaikapthiangaIndian National Congress (I)
21SaisangC. VulluaiaMizoram People's Conference
22PhuldungseiP. LalupaIndependent
23SateekLalthanzauvaIndependent
24SerchhipBualhrangaMizoram People's Conference
25LungpoK. BiakchungnungaMizoram People's Conference
26TlungvelC. L. RualaIndian National Congress (I)
27Aizawl NorthThenphunga SailoMizoram People's Conference
28Aizawl EastThanmawilMizoram People's Conference
29Aizawl WestZairemthangaMizoram People's Conference
30Aizawl SouthSainghakaIndian National Congress (I)

See also

References

  1. S. P. Sinha (2007). Lost Opportunities: 50 Years of Insurgency in the North-east and India's. Lancer Publishers. pp. 96–97. ISBN 9788170621621. Retrieved 14 July 2021. Sailo's refusal to grant undue favours caused dissension in his party which led to the fall of his government and imposition of president's rule
  2. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1979 to the Legislative Assembly of Mizoram". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
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