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1998 Mizoram Legislative Assembly election

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All 40 seats in the Mizoram Legislative Assembly 21 seats needed for a majority
Registered	445,366
Turnout	76.32%
Majority party Minority party Third party   Leader Zoramthanga T. Sailo Lal Thanhawla Party MNF MPC INC Leader's seat Champhai Mamit Serchhip Seats before 14 0 16 Seats won 21 12 6 Seat change 7 12 10 Popular vote 24.99% 20.44% 29.77%
CM before election Lal Thanhawla INC Elected CM Zoramthanga MNF

Elections to the Mizoram Legislative Assembly were held in November 1998 to elect members of the 40 constituencies in Mizoram, India. The Mizo National Front won the most seats and formed a coalition with Mizoram People's Conference, but the coalition did not last long as MNF had gained enough seats to form a government on their own. The leader of MNF, Zoramthanga was appointed as the Chief Minister of Mizoram. The Indian National Congress won the popular vote. Zoramthanga had become the leader of the Mizo National Front in 1990, after the death of its previous leader, Laldenga.

Result

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Mizo National Front	84,444	24.99	21	7
	Mizoram People's Conference	69,078	20.44	12	New
	Indian National Congress	100,608	29.77	6	10
	Bharatiya Janata Party	8,448	2.50	0	0
	Janata Dal	947	0.28	0	New
	Samata Party	940	0.28	0	New
	Lok Shakti	774	0.23	0	New
	Rashtriya Janata Dal	588	0.17	0	New
	Maraland Democratic Front	7,721	2.28	0	New
	Mizo National Front (Nationalist)	31,190	9.23	0	New
	Independents	33,200	9.82	1	9
Total		337,938	100.00	40	0
Valid votes		337,938	99.44
Invalid/blank votes		1,913	0.56
Total votes		339,851	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		445,366	76.31
Source: ECI

Elected Members

See also

• List of constituencies of the Mizoram Legislative Assembly
• 1998 elections in India

References

1. "Who is Zoramthanga, the newly elected CM of Mizoram". The Hindu. 15 December 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
2. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1998 to the Legislative Assembly of Mizoram". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 17 July 2021.

• 1998 State Assembly elections in India
• State Assembly elections in Mizoram
• 1990s in Mizoram