Aizawl, Jan. 27 -- The Mizoram State Election Commission (SEC) has validated 9,026 nomination papers for the upcoming elections to 544 village councils (VCs) and 111 local councils (LCs), scheduled for February 12. The scrutiny of nominations was conducted on Friday, SEC officials reported.
A total of 6,942 candidates will contest the elections for 2,416 seats across 544 village councils in nine districts. These seats comprise 1,803 general seats and 613 reserved for women. Among the contestants, 5,267 are vying for general seats, while 1,675 are contesting the reserved seats for women. The village council elections will see 4,39,409 voters from 1,28,067 families, including 2,23,017 female electors.
For 83 local councils under the Aizawl ...