Elections to the
Mizoram Legislative Assembly were held in November 1989 to elect members of the 40 constituencies in
Mizoram
Mizoram is a states and union territories of India, state in northeastern India, with Aizawl as its Capital city, capital and largest city. It shares 722-kilometres (449 miles) of international borders with Bangladesh to the west, and Myanmar t ...
, India. The
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party, or simply the Congress, is a political parties in India, political party in India with deep roots in most regions of India. Founded on 28 December 1885, it was the first mo ...
won the majority of seats and its leader in Mizoram,
Lal Thanhawla
Pu Lal Thanhawla (born 19 May 1938 or 1942) is an Indian politician and former List of chief ministers of Mizoram, Chief Minister of Mizoram, belonging to the Indian National Congress party. He holds the record for longest-serving Chief Ministe ...
was appointed as the
Chief Minister of Mizoram; his second time in the role.
In
1987
Events January
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, the
Mizo National Front
The Mizo National Front ( MNF) is a regional political party in Mizoram, India. MNF emerged from the Mizo National Famine Front, which was formed by Pu Laldenga to protest against the inaction of the Government of India towards the famine situ ...
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
and elections were called for in 1989.
Parties Contested
Result
Elected Members
See also
*
List of constituencies of the Mizoram Legislative Assembly
References
{{Mizoram elections
Mizoram
Mizoram is a states and union territories of India, state in northeastern India, with Aizawl as its Capital city, capital and largest city. It shares 722-kilometres (449 miles) of international borders with Bangladesh to the west, and Myanmar t ...
1989
1989 was a turning point in political history with the "Revolutions of 1989" which ended communism in Eastern Bloc of Europe, starting in Poland and Hungary, with experiments in power-sharing coming to a head with the opening of the Berlin W ...
1989
1989 was a turning point in political history with the "Revolutions of 1989" which ended communism in Eastern Bloc of Europe, starting in Poland and Hungary, with experiments in power-sharing coming to a head with the opening of the Berlin W ...