The Rashtriya Janata Dal is an Indian political party,based in the states of Bihar and Jharkhand. The party was founded in 1997 by Lalu Prasad Yadav.
Maraland Democratic Front was a regional political party in the Indian state of Mizoram. The party was active amongst the Mara people in the southern part of the state. The party had run the Mara Autonomous District Council together with Indian National Congress in the previous term.
The Mizo National Front 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 situation in the Mizo areas of the Assam state in 1959. It staged a major uprising in 1966,followed by years of underground activities. In 1986,it signed the Mizoram Accord with the Government of India,renouncing secession and violence. The MNF then began contesting elections and has formed state government in Mizoram three times. It is currently the state's ruling party,with its president,Zoramthanga,as the Chief Minister of Mizoram.
Mara Autonomous District Council (MADC) is one of the three Autonomous District Councils within Mizoram state of India. It covers Siaha subdivision and Tipa subdivision of Siaha district. Primarily,an autonomous administrative government meant for the Mara people living in the state. It is situated at the southern tip of Mizoram state bordering Myanmar. Its autonomy was established and carved out from the erstwhile Pawi-Lakher Regional Council on 29 May 1971 and separated the next year as Lakher Autonomous District Council,and renamed to its current name in 1988. It covers 1445 square kilometres.
Dhan Singh Rawat is the Cabinet Minister of Uttarakhand and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He has served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Uttarakhand,representing the constituency of Srinagar Garhwal.
Lawngtlai district is one of the eleven districts of Mizoram state in India. The district is bounded on the north by Lunglei district,on the west by Bangladesh,on the south by Myanmar and on the east by Saiha district. The district occupies an area of 2557.10 km2. Lawngtlai town is the administrative headquarters of the district.
The Chakma Autonomous District Council (CADC) is an autonomous council for the Chakma people living in the south-western part of Mizoram,India. It covers the Tuichawng (Chawngte) subdivision of Lawngtlai district. Its headquarters is at Kamalanagar. The Chakma people has been demanding to change the status of the Chakma Autonomous District Council into a Union territory under the name Chakmaland.
Politics in Mizoram takes place in a multi-party democratic framework,within the overall context of the national Politics of India. It has 1 parliamentary seats only. Politics in Mizoram is dominated by two political fronts:the Mizo National Front and the Mizoram Pradesh Congress Committee,part of Indian National Congress. These two parties have alternated in power since 1972. Other regional parties are:
Savitri Bai Phule is an Indian politician and president of the Kanshiram Bahujan Samaj Party (KBSP). She was elected to the state assembly in 2012 from Balha in Bahraich district as a candidate of Bharatiya Janata Party. She contested 2014 Lok Sabha election from Bahraich and became member of 16th Lok Sabha.
The North-East Democratic Alliance is a political coalition that was formed on May 24,2016,by Bharatiya Janata Party. The motive of the new political front was to protect the interest of the people of the region as well as uniting non-Congress parties in Northeast India. Himanta Biswa Sarma was appointed as the convenor of the front.
K. Beichhua is an Indian politician and retired surgeon. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is a former member of the Mizo National Front (MNF) and served as the member of the Mizoram Legislative Assembly for Saiha before resigning to join the BJP. He is former Minister of state in Government of Mizoram as Minister for Social Welfare,Excise &Narcotics &Sericulture department. He resigned as MLA and later joined the BJP after getting expelled from the MNF for anti-party activities.
The Zoram People's Movement is a six regional party alliance formed under the leadership of MLA and former Member of Parliament,Lalduhoma. The party believes in Secularism and protection of religious minorities in India.
The Bharatiya Janata Party,or simply,BJP Mizoram,is the state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party of the Mizoram. Its head office is situated at the Venghlui,T/82,Aizawl-796 001,Mizoram,India.
Kamalanagar is a township in Lawngtlai district in the state of Mizoram in India. It is located on the western bank of river Toizung in Tuichawng subdivision and facing the other part of Chawngte township,which is located on the eastern bank but in Lawngtlai subdivision of Lawngtlai district and Lunglei district. It is the headquarters of Chakma Autonomous District Council which covers the Tuichawng subdivision of Lawngtlai district,one of the three autonomous district councils within Mizoram. It is located in the south-western part of the state.
Chakma or Changma is an Indian and Bangladeshi surname that may refer to
Nirupam Chakma is an Indian politician from Mizoram state in India. He represented Tuichawng in the Mizoram Legislative Assembly. Formerly a Congress minister,he joined Bharatiya Janata Party in 2015 and was offered ticket of Bharatiya Janata Party to the lone Lok Sabha seat of Mizoram in the last election held in 2019. He was the first Minister in Mizoram from Chakma Community.
Rasik Mohan Chakma is an Indian politician and the Chief Executive Member of the Chakma Autonomous District Council,an autonomous region in Mizoram since 22 May 2023. Rasik Mohan Chakma was born to Late Sukra Moni Chakma. He is a resident of Borapansury I,Lawngtlai district. He was the founder president of The Chakma District Mizo National Front (CDMNF).
Kristo Mohan Chakma was an Indian politician from Mizoram state in India. He represented Chawngte constituency in the Mizoram Legislative Assembly in 1978.
Buddhism is the second largest religion in the Indian State of Mizoram. It is followed by 8.51 % of its population. There are 93411 Buddhists in Mizoram. Most of the Buddhists in Mizoram are Chakmas Most of them live in the autonomous region called Chakma Autonomous District Council and follows Theravada branch of Buddhism.
Amit Kumar Chakma (1984-2023) was an Indian politician and the former Chief Executive Member of the Chakma Autonomous District Council,an autonomous region in Mizoram from 6 November 2017 to 21 March 2018.
