Fact Sheet- Mizoram Assembly Election 2013

Date of Polling :- (Wednesday) 4 .12.2013 & Date of Counting : Sunday 8.12.2013

S.No	Item
1	Number & Types of Assembly Constituencies in the state	General	01
		SC	00
		ST	39
		Total	40
2	Population of the State	1097206 ( as per Census 2011)
3	Total Electors	6,86,305
4	Female/Male Ratio	1038
5	Percentage of EPIC issued	100%
6	Number of Recognized State Parties	3
7	Smallest Assembly constituency (Area wise)	14-Aizawl East-11
8	Smallest Assembly constituency (Electorate wise)	34-Thorang
9	Largest Assembly constituency (area wise)	40-Palak
10	Largest Assembly constituency (Electorate wise)	36-Tichawng
11	Total No. of Polling Stations	1126
12	Number of General, Expenditure , Police & Awareness Observers  deployed	General Observers :31, Police Observers :2 , Expenditure Observers 9,Awareness Observers : 2
13	Poll expenditure limit per candidate (as per M/o Law Notification No. 11019(1)/2011-Leg.II dated 23rd February, 2011	Rs. 8 Lakh

HIGHLIGHTS OF 2008 ELECTIONS IN MIZORAM

( A)  NUMBER OF CONTESTANTS

Total Contestants in Fray	206
Average contestants per constituency	5
Minimum contestants in a constituency	3
Maximum contestants in a constituency	11

( B) ELECTORS

	Male	Female	Total
No. of Electors	302489	309129	611618
No. of Electors Who Voted	238274	251146	489420
Polling Percentage	78.77%	81.24%	80.02%

( C ) PERFORMANCE OF POLITICAL PARTIES IN 2008

Party	Seats					Share in valid votes polled in state		Vote % in seats contested
	Contested		Won		Forfeited Deposit	Votes	%
NATIONAL PARTIES
1. BJP	9	0		9		2222	0.44%	1.87%
2. INC	40	32		0		195614	38.89%	39.97%
3. NCP	6	0		6		538	0.11%	0.69%
Total (a)	55	32		15		198374	39.44%
STATE PARTIES
4. MNF	39	3		1		154132	30.65%	32.32%
5. MPC	16	2		3		52222	10.38%	27.39%
6. ZNP	17	2		3		51403	10.22%	25.11%
Total (b)	72	7		7		257757	51.25%
STATE PARTIES-OTHER STATE
7. JD (U)	2	0		2		196	0.04%	0.87%
Total ( c)	2	0		2		196	0.04%
REGISTERED (UNRECOGNIZED) PARTIES
Total (d)	44	1		43		7945	1.58%
INDEPENDENTS
Total (e)	33	0		26		38684	7.69%	13.68%
GRAND TOTAL(a+b+c+d+e)	206	40		93		502956	100.00

Ex-Mizo Health Minister Acquited in Fund Scam

Aizawl, Oct 10 : Former Mizoram health minister R Tlanghmingthanga has got a clean chit in the Mizoram healthcare fund scam that haunted him and his family during the last five years.

The special court under the Prevention of Corruption Act, though finding the former health minister as misusing his power to have Rs 10 crore of the healthcare fund invested in an insurance company for the benefits of his daughter, held that he did not commit any offence under the PC Act for the government did not lose any money by investing the fund.

"Though he is morally wrong, he did not commit any offence punishable under the PC Act," the verdict of special court judge K L Liana said, adding, "There is not any sufficient ground for proceeding against him under PC Act and he is discharged from the liability of the charge in the spirit of the provisions of section 227 of Cr PC.

It may be recalled that Rs 10 crore allocated for the Mizoram Health Care Scheme, was invested into the Bajaj Allianz insurance company in the names of 17 individuals, 11 of whom were daughters, sons and in-laws of Tlanghmingthanga.

The remaining six persons were government officials and their wives, including former secretary to chief minister' Zoramthanga and health commissioner' J C Ramthanga and the Mizoram Health Care Society chief executive officer' Dr Sangzuala Pachuau.

Tlanghmingthanga daughter Lianthuampuii, aliases Puii and Puii Halliday, an agent (sometimes reported as co-manager), received Rs 1 crore as commission from the investment.

Against the advice of ADB officials and insurance experts, Tlanghmingthanga had strongly recommended that the money be invested in the Bajaj Allianz. This was given a go-ahead by Chief Minister Zoramthanga.

As much as Rs 50 crore was earmarked for the Mizoram Health Care Scheme from the state budget' which would be recovered with loan to be availed from the Asian Development Bank.

IIM Shillong Golf Cup Season 6 Ends On A High Note

The event also hosted the presence of top government officials including A.L. Hek, Minister of IT and Health and Family Welfare, Government of Meghalaya and Ashok Thakur, Secretary of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development.

Shillong, Oct 10 : The flagship event of IIM Shillong - Golf Cup Season 6 ended on a high note on the evening of Sunday, October 6th, 2013. The event was organized by IIM Shillong in association with Meghalaya Tourism. The two day event comprised of the Corporate Golf Tournament and IIM Shillong's Annual Management Fest 'Khlur-Thma' which consisted of inter college competitions in different management domains. The Chief Guest for the award ceremony was Dr Mukul Sangma, Chief Minister, Government of Meghalaya.

The Golf Cup saw participation from more than 100 golf enthusiasts, including more than 40 corporate participants from corporations like DBS Bank, Deutsche Bank, Yen Capitals, and Hindustan UnileverBSE 0.49 % among others.

The event also hosted the presence of top government officials including A.L. Hek, Minister of IT and Health and Family Welfare, Government of Meghalaya and Ashok Thakur, Secretary of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development.

Khlur-thma, the annual management fest of IIM Shillong, commenced on the first day of the IIM Shillong Golf Cup Season 6. This time Khlur-Thma was fortified with a series of events. There were four on-campus events namely, Professional Golf -The India Story, VainQueur, Touchstone, and Vishleshan. In addition to it there were two video conferencing events named, Shrinkhala, De-Crypt and online events DecipHR, Samuchit, Envisage and Adriane's thread respectively each representing different management domains.

A business summit was also organized which comprised of two conclaves: the Finance Conclave and the North East Conclave. The topic for the Finance Conclave was 'Financial Markets: Issues, Developments and Regulatory Aspects' while the topic for the North East Conclave was 'Balanced development of North East: Issues and Reforms'. The panels gave insights into the root of the problems and suggested solutions for the same.

The game of golf was played in the following categories: 0-10 handicap, 11-18 handicap, 19-24 handicap, longest drive, straightest drive, closest to the pin and women's category. Michael Hek won the prize in the 0-10 handicap category. Amit Shukla Baidya bagged the prize in the 11-18 handicap category. The winner for 19-24 handicap category was R. K. Thakur, IG BSF (retired). The women's category award was won by Suzie Syiene.

Winners of the on-campus case study presentations in Khlur-Thma, were also felicitated during the closing ceremony. Vishleshan, the finance case study competition sponsored by NTPCBSE 0.76 %, was won by the team from ISB, Hyderabad followed by team from IIM Shillong. Winners of VainQueur, the consulting case study competition sponsored by ONGC, was won by the team from IIM Shillong and runners up were from MDI Gurgaon. Touchstone, the marketing case study competition sponsored by Shillong Lajong Football Club, was won by the team from IIM Shillong followed by the team from SIBM, Bangalore.