Rajya Sabha by-poll: Voting on for lone Rajya Sabha seat in Mizoram
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Rajya Sabha by-poll: Voting on for lone Rajya Sabha seat in Mizoram
Polling for the lone Rajya Sabha seat in Mizoram began on the state Assembly premises on Thursday morning.
The fate of the two candidates -- Ronald Sapa Tlau of the ruling Congress and L Ramkinlova of opposition Mizo National Front (MNF) -- would be decided by the 40-member Assembly today. Also read..Rajya Sabha By-Poll: Polling underway for two Rajya Sabha seats in Bihar
Polling began at 9 am and would conclude at 4 pm following which the counting will take place at 5 pm. Congress has 34 legislators in the state Assembly while MNF has five. MNF's junior partner, Mizoram People's Conference, has one legislator.
source: zeenews