Coordinates: 23°22′N 92°00′E / 23.36°N 92.00°E / 23.36; 92.00
Mizoram is the only Lok Sabha (lower house of the Indian parliament) constituency in the Northeast Indian state of Mizoram, and covers the entire area of the state. The seat is reserved for Scheduled Tribes. Its first member of parliament (MP) was Sangliana of the Mizo Union who represented this constituency in the Fifth Lok Sabha when it became a union territory on 21 January 1972.[1][2] In the 1977 election, independent politician, R. Rothuama, was elected and went on to be re-elected in 1980. Shri Lalduhoma of the Indian National Congress (INC) was elected in 1984. Mizoram became a state of India on 20 February 1987.[1] In the next election in 1989, C. Silvera also of the INC was elected. He went on to win the seat in the next two elections, serving from 1989–98 as its MP. Independent candidate H. Lallungmuana was elected in 1998 by a victory margin of only 41 votes.[3] From 1999 to 2009, this constituency was represented for two terms by politician, Vanlalzawma, firstly as an independent candidate and then as a member of the Mizo National Front. As of the 2014 elections, this constituency's MP is C. L. Ruala of the INC who has represented this seat since 2009. The most successful party in this constituency is the INC who have won 6 times out of the 12 elections held.
References
- 1 2 3 "History of Mizoram". National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
- 1 2 Ahuja, M. L. (1 January 2005). General elections in India: electoral politics, electoral reforms, and political parties. New Delhi: Icon Publications Pvt. Ltd. p. 323. ISBN 9788188086221.
- ↑ "Mizoram polls today". The Telegraph. 11 April 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
- ↑ "Former Members". National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Elections, 1977 to the Sixth Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 166. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Elections, 1980 to the Seventh Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 190. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
- ↑ "Members Bioprofile". National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Elections, 1989 to the Ninth Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 227. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Elections, 1991 to the Tenth Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 240-241. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Elections, 1996 to the Eleventh Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 358. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Elections, 1998 to the Twelfth Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 223. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
- ↑ "Statistical report on general elections, 1999 to the Thirteenth Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 215. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- ↑ "Statistical report on general elections, 2004 to the Fourteenth Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 267. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- ↑ "Election Commission of India, General Elections, 2009 (15th Lok Sabha)" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 104. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- ↑ "Parliamentary Constituency wise Turnout for General Election – 2014". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2 July 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- ↑ "General Election to Lok Sabha Trends & Result 2014". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 17 May 2014.