Mizoram , Top News
Mizoram Elections: EVMs reach Strong rooms; final voting recorded at 81 per cent
With Mizoram polling day coming to an end yesterday, election officers today brought a total of 101 EVMs to five Strong Rooms located across 8 districts of the state. The final voting percentage was recorded at 81 per cent, a marginal dip from 2013 which was 83.14. And over 50 percent of the close to […]
6 years ago
Assam , Politics , Top News
Internal dissension within Dibrugarh Congress ahead of Assam Panchayat elections
Internal dissensions within the Congress party over candidates in the upcoming Assam Panchayat elections is out in the open with the Dibrugarh District Congress Committee expelling 11 of its party workers including Vice-President Nagen Borthakur from primary membership of the party for six years. The step was initiated as a disciplinary action against the workers […]
6 years ago
Mizoram , Politics , Top News
Mizoram elections passes off peacefully; sizeable Bru voters turnout for polls
Voting came to an end in Mizoram with 75 percent polling registered till 5 pm. The final turnout percentage, however, is yet to be ascertained. Apart from this 40 all women polling stations were set up in the state. Significantly, only 3 poll code violations were reported from the state. The highlight of the polls, […]
6 years ago
Mizoram , Top News
Pink booths set up to draw women voters for Mizoram Assembly elections
To encourage women voters, pink polling booths were set up in each constituency of the state. These booths are locally known as Dingdi in Mizoram, named after a wildflower commonly available in the state, Dingdi is used by poets to depict beautiful women. Pink Polling Booth | Women voters exercise their franchise in all-women polling […]
6 years ago
Mizoram , Politics , Top News
Mizoram Elections: Voting begins in all 40 constituencies; polling booths connected through wireless communication
Voting begins for all 40 seats in the state of Mizoram, voting to continue till 4 pm. A total of 209 candidates representing eight political parties, besides independents, are battling it out for the 40 Assembly seats. For the first time in Mizoram’s election history, all polling booths is connected through wireless communication. This technique […]
6 years ago
Meghalaya , Top News
NPP the ‘dark horse’ in Mizoram elections
Having expanded its footprints in various northeastern states, the NPP is now eyeing Mizoram with the party’s top leader and Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma saying he cannot rule out the possibility of the NPP emerging kingmaker after the November 28 Mizoram elections. Talking exclusively to Northeast Live Editor in Chief Wasbir Hussain in Shillong, […]
6 years ago
Assam , Top News
Centre, ULFA may sign agreement before LS elections: Reports
There is a possibility that an agreement might be inked between the pro-talk faction of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and the Centre before the Lok Sabha elections next year. Parleys are going on between the ULFA and the Union Home Ministry. A team of ULFA is having talks with government interlocutor AB […]
6 years ago
Assam , Politics , Top News
All Assam District Administration Employees decides to boycott upcoming Panchayat elections
Miffed over the alleged negligent attitude of the Government of Assam, more than 10, 000 employees under the banner of All Assam District Administration Employees Union spread across the state has decided to boycott the ensuing Panchayat elections in Assam. The decision was taken during an executive meeting of the union held in Dibrugarh today. […]
6 years ago
Mizoram , Politics , Top News
MNF to go solo in Mizoram assembly elections
The Mizo National Front has cleared that the party is not forging any pre or post poll alliance with the BJP for the upcoming November 28 assembly elections. The MNF also maintained that no deliberations have been held in this regard between both the parties. The MNF statement also said that the ZPM is the […]
6 years ago
Mizoram , Politics , Top News
Mizoram elections: ZPM releases list of candidates
The Zoram People’s Movement today released its list of candidates for the upcoming Assembly elections in Mizoram. The ZPM will be contesting in 35 out of the total 40 seats in the Mizoram Assembly. ZPM leader and Chief Ministerial candidate Lalduhawma will be contesting from 2 constituencies – Serchhip and Aizawl West One. On the […]
6 years ago