Mizoram is a state in northeastern India,with Aizawl as its seat of government and largest city. Within India's northeast region,it is the southernmost state,sharing borders with three of the Seven Sister States,namely Tripura,Assam and Manipur,and also shares a 722-kilometre (449 mi) border with the neighbouring countries of Bangladesh and Myanmar. The state spans over an area of approximately 21,087 square kilometres,of which approximately 91% is forested. With an estimated population of 1.25 million in 2023,it is the second least populous state in the country.
Vanlalzawma a politician from Mizoram who was a Member of the Mizoram in the 13th Lok Sabha and 14th Lok Sabha. Before he became a politician,he was the president of Central Young Mizo Association (CYMA) in 1993 at the age of 37 and served two terms. During this period CYMA had wildlife conservation as its yearly goal and Vanlalzawma received an award for CYMA from the President of India,for successful wildlife conservation in Mizoram.
Laldenga was a Mizo separatist and politician from Mizoram in northeast India. He was the founder of the Mizo National Front,a social organisation turned political party. He was the first Chief Minister of Mizoram as a federated state,the office of which he held from 1986 to 1988.
Lalduhoma is an Indian politician who serves as the 6th Chief Minister of Mizoram since 8 December 2023. Formerly an Indian Police Service officer,he resigned from the security service to the Prime Minister Indira Gandhi,and was elected as Member of Parliament to the Lok Sabha from Mizoram and President of the Mizoram Pradesh Congress Committee in 1984. He however left the party from which he was elected two years later,for which he was disqualified from the Parliament. He became the first MP in India to be discharged based upon its anti-defection law.
Pu Lal Thanhawla is an Indian politician and former Chief Minister of Mizoram,belonging to the Indian National Congress party. He holds the record for longest-serving Chief Minister of Mizoram,occupying the position for five terms:1984 to 1986,1989 to 1993,1993 to 1998,2008 to 2013,and 2013 to 2018. He served as President of the Mizoram Pradesh Congress Committee from 1973 to 2021. His electoral constituencies were Serchhip and Hrangturzo from where he successfully contested the Mizoram Legislative Assembly elections nine times,in 1978,1979,1984,1987,1989,1993,2003,2008,and 2013.
The Mizo National Front uprising was a revolt against the government of India aimed at establishing a sovereign nation state for the Mizo people,which started on 28 February 1966. On 1 March 1966,the Mizo National Front (MNF) made a declaration of independence,after launching coordinated attacks on the Government offices and security forces post in different parts of the Mizo district in Assam. The government retaliated and recaptured all the places seized by the MNF by 25 March 1966.
Aizawl Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Aizawl,Mizoram. The club competes in the I-League,the second tier of Indian football league system. Founded in 1984,Aizawl earned entry in I-League in 2015–16 season,after winning the 2015 I-League 2.
Zoramthanga is an Indian politician and former Chief Minister of Mizoram from 1998 to 2008 and 2018 to 2023. He is also the president of Mizo National Front (MNF) party. He represents the Aizawl East I constituency in the Mizoram Legislative Assembly since 2018 and Champhai constituency from 1998 to 2008.
United Democratic Front is a front of eight political parties in the Indian state of Mizoram. The front fielded Robert Romawia Royte for Mizoram's lone Lok Sabha constituency in the 2014 Indian general election. Founded in March 2014,it supports the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). It was agreed that,if Royte wins the election,he would support the NDA in the Lok Sabha. Royte lost the election to Indian National Congress' C. L. Ruala by a margin of 11,361 votes.
Laltluangliana Khiangte is a Mizo academic,playwright and poet of Mizo literature. He was the principal of the Serampore College and a former professor at Pachhunga University College and the North Eastern Hill University. He is presently serving as the senior most professor at the Department of Mizo at Mizoram University. He is a recipient of the Pu Buanga Award,the highest literary award of the Mizo Academy of Letters. The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri,in 2006,for his contributions to Indian literature.
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 legislative assembly election was held on 28 November 2018 to elect members of the 40 constituencies in Mizoram. Mizo National Front won 26 seats in the election. This was the first time that Congress does not have any government in any of the states in Northeast India.
Lalnghinglova Hmar is the current Minister of State for Labour,Employment,Skill Development &Entrepreneurship Department,Sport &Youth Services Department and Excise &Narcotics Department. He is also currently the MLA for Aizawl West 2 Assembly constituency.
Dr. F. Lalnunmawia is a Mizo National Front politician from Mizoram and resides at Samtlang,Aizawl,Mizoram. He has been elected to the Mizoram Legislative Assembly from Aizawl South 3 Constituency. He was associate professor in Mizoram University prior to his election to the Mizoram Legislative Assembly.
Aizawl,formerly known as Aijal,is the capital city and the most populous city of Mizoram,India. It is also the fourth largest city in northeast India,after Agartala and Imphal. It is situated atop a series of ridges,with an average elevation of around 1,132 metres above sea level. In 2024,the city has an estimated population of 405,000 people.
R Lalzirliana is a Mizo National Front politician from Mizoram. He was the minister for power and electricity,art and culture,land resources,soil and water conservation and district council affairs departments of Mizoram.
Lalrintluanga Sailo is an Indian politician from Mizoram. He is an MLA from Dampa Assembly constituency,which is reserved for Scheduled Tribes community,in Mamit District. He won the 2023 Mizoram Legislative Assembly election,representing the Mizo National Front.
Lalrinsanga Ralte is an Indian politician from Mizoram. He is an MLA from Serlui Assembly constituency,which is reserved for Scheduled Tribes community,in Kolasib District. He won the 2023 Mizoram Legislative Assembly election,representing the Mizo National Front.
V. L. Zaithanzama is an Indian politician from Mizoram. He is an MLA from Aizwal West 3 Assembly constituency,which is reserved for Scheduled Tribes community,in Aizwal District. He won the 2023 Mizoram Legislative Assembly election,representing the Zoram People's Movement.
Ramthanmawia is an Indian politician from Mizoram. He is an MLA from East Tuipui Assembly constituency,which is reserved for Scheduled Tribes community,in Champhai District. He won the 2023 Mizoram Legislative Assembly election,representing the Mizo National Front.
