Mizoram State Assembly Elections
Mizoram State Assembly Elections 2008
Schedule for holding General Election to the Legislative
Assembly of Mizoram
| Poll
Event |
Poll Event
|
Date |
| 1. |
Date
of Issue of Gazette Notification |
Wednesday
Nov 05, 2008 |
| 2. |
Last
Date for nominations |
Wednesday
Nov 12, 2008 |
| 3. |
Date
for Scrutiny of Nominations |
Thursday
Nov 13, 2008 |
| 4. |
Last
date for withdrawal of candidatures |
Saturday
Nov 15, 2008 |
| 5. |
Date
of poll, if necessary |
Tuesday
Dec 02, 2008 |
| 6. |
Counting
of Votes on |
Monday
Dec 08, 2008 |
| 7. |
Date
before which the Election shall be Completed |
Saturday
Dec 13, 2008 |
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List
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Legislative Assembly Elections of Mizoram
The General Assembly Elections of Mizoram is going to be held on 29th
November, 2008. The term of the Legislative Assembly (LA) of Mizoram is
normally due to expire on 14 December, 2008. As per Article 324 of the
Constitution of India and Section 15 of Representation of the People Act,
1951, it is mandatory on the part of Election Commision to hold general
elections to constitute the new Legislative Assemblies within a period of
six months before the expiry of the present term.
ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCY
The total number of seats in the Assembly Constituency of Mizoram and seats
reserved for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes, as determined by
the Delimitation Commission under the Delimitation Act, 2002 is given below:
| State |
Total No. ACs |
ACs reserved for SC |
ACs reserved for ST |
| MIZORAM |
40 |
- |
39 |
ELECTORAL ROLLS
General Elections in Mizoram will be conducted on the basis of the
electoral rolls revised with reference to 1st January, 08 as the qualifying
date and prepared in accordance with constituencies newly delimited by the
Delimitation Commission. As per final rolls, there are 6,11,124 electors in
the State of Mizoram.
ELECTORS PHOTO IDENTITY CARDS (EPIC)
Presently, the EPIC coverage in Mizoram is 91%.
POLLING STATION
There are 1,026 polling stations in Mizoram.
DATE OF ELECTION
The date of general elections in Mizoram is on 2nd Decmber, 08.