Aizawl, Jan. 29 -- A total of 6,829 candidates will contest elections to 544 village councils (VCs) across nine districts of Mizoram, excluding the three autonomous district council areas, following the withdrawal of 102 nominees, state election commission (SEC) officials said on Wednesday.
The final list of contesting candidates for both VCs and local councils (LCs) was submitted by district election officers to the SEC on Wednesday. Polling for both will take place simultaneously on February 12.
According to officials, 80 candidates for general seats and 22 for reserved seats for women withdrew their nominations before the deadline on Monday. Two candidates-one each from Lawipu LC within Aizawl Municipal Corporation (AMC) and Thiak VC i...