1989 Mizoram Legislative Assembly election
Appearance
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All 40 seats in the Mizoram Legislative Assembly 21 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Registered | 333,733 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turnout | 81.30% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections to the Mizoram Legislative Assembly were held in November 1989 to elect members of the 40 constituencies in Mizoram, India. The Indian National Congress won the majority of seats and its leader in Mizoram, Lal Thanhawla was appointed as the Chief Minister of Mizoram; his second time in the role.
In 1987, the Mizo National Front won the elections and started governing for their 5-year term. But, within 18 months, there were defections from the party, by members who wanted Cabinet positions, which reduced the government to a minority in the Assembly. President's rule was imposed on Mizoram, in September 1988[1] and elections were called for in 1989.
Result
[edit]Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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Indian National Congress | 93,561 | 34.85 | 23 | ||
Mizo National Front | 94,763 | 35.29 | 14 | ||
Mizoram People's Conference | 52,813 | 19.67 | 1 | ||
Independents | 27,353 | 10.19 | 2 | ||
Total | 268,490 | 100.00 | 40 | 0 | |
Valid votes | 268,490 | 98.95 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 2,849 | 1.05 | |||
Total votes | 271,339 | 100.00 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 333,733 | 81.30 | |||
Source: ECI[2] |
Elected Members
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Ramesh Menon (20 September 1988). "Mizoram comes under President's Rule". Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1989 to the Legislative Assembly of Mizoram". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 July 2021.