Former Chief Minister and Mizo National Front (MNF) president Zoramthanga will contest from Aizawl East-I Assembly constituency, according to the list of candidates released by the party on Monday for the November 28 poll.
The MNF declared that it would contest all the 40 seats in the upcoming election to the State legislature, but announced names of 39 candidates sans the Tuichawng Assembly seat within the Chakma Autonomous District Council (CADC) area where the NGO Coordination had appealed to all the political parties not to field candidates belonging to the Chakma community.
The MNF is a constituent of the North-East Democratic Alliance formed by the BJP in 2016 as a political coalition along with regional parties, but both the parties are contesting the polls separately.
Robert Hmingthansanga, an advocate, has been fielded at the West Tuipui seat in south Mizoram’s Lunglei district, the constituency where Chakmas are a majority.
The announcement of the candidates was made at Vanapa Hall in Aizawl.
MNF senior vice-president Tawnluia, former chief of the erstwhile underground Mizo National Army and former Home minister in the Zoramthanga government from 1998-2003 and 2003-2008, would contest from Tuichang seat in Champhai district on the Myanmar border. Party vice-president R. Lalthangliana would file his nomination from the South Tuipui seat in Lunglei district.
Vanlalzawma, the party treasurer, former Lok Sabha member and present Opposition leader, would contest from Aizawl West-III seat again.
R. Lalzirliana, who resigned as a Minister from the Congress ministry headed by Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla on September 14 last, would contest as MNF nominee from his home Tur-Tawi constituency in Aizawl district.
Another former Congress Minister Lalrinliana Sailo, who resigned as legislator on October 3, would contest from Chalfilh in Aizawl district.
The youngest candidate in the MNF list is Robert Lalhmingsanga — born on October 2, 1980 — will contest from West Tuipui. The oldest candidate, K.Sangthuama, was born in 1940.
Among the MNF candidates, four have doctorate degrees and two are medical degree holders. The MNF is fielding 17 first-timers in the coming polls.
