1987 Mizoram Legislative Assembly election

1987 Mizoram Legislative Assembly election
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All 40 seats in the Mizoram Legislative Assembly
21 seats needed for a majority
Registered322,066
Turnout74.80%
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Laldenga Lal Thanhawla
Party MNF INC MPC
Leader's seat Aizawl North 2 Serchhip Buarpi
Seats before 20 8
Seats won 24 13 3
Seat change Decrease7 Decrease5
Popular vote 43.31% 32.99% 23.70%
CM before election

Laldenga
MNF

Elected CM

Laldenga
MNF

Elections to the Mizoram Legislative Assembly were held in February 1987 to elect members of the 40 constituencies in Mizoram, India. Although designated as Independents, the Mizo National Front won the majority of seats. Its leader, Laldenga was appointed as the Chief Minister of Mizoram.

One of the conditions of the Mizoram Peace Accord was the conversion of Mizoram from a Union Territory to a state. This was achieved through the State of Mizoram Act, 1986 by which, the seats in the Legislative Assembly were increased from thirty to forty.[1]

  1. ^ "The State of Mizoram Act, 1986" (PDF). 14 August 1986. Retrieved 15 July 2021.