AIZWAL: Campaigning for elections to the 40-member Mizoram assembly ended at 4 pm on Monday, environment the stage for polling on Wednesday when 7,70,395 individuals are expected to forged their votes in this northeastern state.
The election machinery is absolutely prepared to habits unfastened and honest polls, the state's Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Ashish Kundra said. Speaking to journalists here, Kundra said he was once "perfectly satisfied" with the arrangements.
Mizoram is the ultimate bastion of the Congress in the northeast. The Congress has been in power in the state since 2008 and is eyeing a third consecutive term.
In 2013 assembly elections, the Congress received 34 seats, while the Mizo National Front (MNF) had 5 and Mizoram People's Conference bagged one seat.
The Congress and the main Opposition, the MNF, have fielded 40 applicants every, while the BJP is contesting in 39 seats. The Zoram Peoples Movement (ZPM), an alliance shaped by two political events and four groups, is contesting in 35 seats.
The Mizoram Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) said that public conferences and door-to-door canvassing have been organised in villages underneath the shut supervision of the Mizoram Peoples Forum (MPF), the church-sponsored election watchdog.
Unlike prior to now, this time the MNF skipped the typical platform where contesting applicants percentage a stage. The show of flags of political events and posters have been minimised underneath the supervision of the flying squads and the MPF.
Election marketing campaign places of work have been opened in all the villages and a couple of marketing campaign administrative center have been set up in greater villages and towns. Supporters of contestants have been noticed visiting relatives in other villages to garner toughen.
Campaigning has come of age in the state with using social media platforms like Facebook and Whatsapp. Campaigning by means of TV and radio was once carried out as earlier years, however this time social media was once used extensively to woo more youthful citizens.
On the key ballot problems, the ruling Congress was once noticed banking on its flagship New Land Use Policy (NLUP) , which introduced the birthday party to power for 2 consecutive phrases.
The marketing campaign reached its height in the ultimate week with the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP president Amit Shah and Congress president Rahul Gandhi.
Except Gandhi, who addressed a rally in the state capital, the other high profile leaders didn't cope with election rally in Aizawl town.
While Modi visited Aizawl on Friday to satisfy BJP applicants from the district and leaders of the civil societies, he addressed a rally in southern Mizoram's Lunglei town.
Shah addressed rallies in southern Mizoram's Lawngtlai town and northernmost Vairengte town. Gandhi addressed public rallies at Champhai situated on the border with Myanmar, but even so Aizawl town.
The prominent leaders who campaigned in the state included Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, DoNER Minister Jitendra Singh, National People's Party (NPP) chief and Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma.
The election machinery is absolutely prepared to habits unfastened and honest polls, the state's Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Ashish Kundra said. Speaking to journalists here, Kundra said he was once "perfectly satisfied" with the arrangements.
Mizoram is the ultimate bastion of the Congress in the northeast. The Congress has been in power in the state since 2008 and is eyeing a third consecutive term.
In 2013 assembly elections, the Congress received 34 seats, while the Mizo National Front (MNF) had 5 and Mizoram People's Conference bagged one seat.
The Congress and the main Opposition, the MNF, have fielded 40 applicants every, while the BJP is contesting in 39 seats. The Zoram Peoples Movement (ZPM), an alliance shaped by two political events and four groups, is contesting in 35 seats.
The Mizoram Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) said that public conferences and door-to-door canvassing have been organised in villages underneath the shut supervision of the Mizoram Peoples Forum (MPF), the church-sponsored election watchdog.
Unlike prior to now, this time the MNF skipped the typical platform where contesting applicants percentage a stage. The show of flags of political events and posters have been minimised underneath the supervision of the flying squads and the MPF.
Election marketing campaign places of work have been opened in all the villages and a couple of marketing campaign administrative center have been set up in greater villages and towns. Supporters of contestants have been noticed visiting relatives in other villages to garner toughen.
Campaigning has come of age in the state with using social media platforms like Facebook and Whatsapp. Campaigning by means of TV and radio was once carried out as earlier years, however this time social media was once used extensively to woo more youthful citizens.
On the key ballot problems, the ruling Congress was once noticed banking on its flagship New Land Use Policy (NLUP) , which introduced the birthday party to power for 2 consecutive phrases.
The marketing campaign reached its height in the ultimate week with the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP president Amit Shah and Congress president Rahul Gandhi.
Except Gandhi, who addressed a rally in the state capital, the other high profile leaders didn't cope with election rally in Aizawl town.
While Modi visited Aizawl on Friday to satisfy BJP applicants from the district and leaders of the civil societies, he addressed a rally in southern Mizoram's Lunglei town.
Shah addressed rallies in southern Mizoram's Lawngtlai town and northernmost Vairengte town. Gandhi addressed public rallies at Champhai situated on the border with Myanmar, but even so Aizawl town.
The prominent leaders who campaigned in the state included Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, DoNER Minister Jitendra Singh, National People's Party (NPP) chief and Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma.
Campaigning ends in Mizoram, stage set for November 28 polls
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