AIZAWL, March 28 -- A hectic political canvassing for the first Lunglei Municipal Council (LMC) polls in the southern part of Mizoram ended on Monday with contesting parties organizing functions to close their high-pitched campaigning.

Lunglei deputy commissioner and district election officer Ramdinliani said that the election campaign for the 11-member LMC polls had ended at 4 pm.

She said that during the poll canvassing, a complaint was registered against the ruling Mizo National Front (MNF) over violation of model code of conduct.

The matter, however, was immediately resolved by Returning Officers as no concrete evidence was found to substantiate the claims of the complainants, she said.

According to the officials, polling official...