Mizoram: Chakma Autonomous District Council Polls on May 9

AIZAWL: The date for elections to the Chakma Autonomous District Council (CADC) has been announced as May 9.

The date for the polls was announced by the Mizoram State Election Commission (SEC) vide a notification on Monday.

The Mizoram SEC informed that the elections for the 20-member CADC will be held on May 9.

The Mizoram SEC gave out the important dates for the polls; the last date for filing nomination is April 24, while the last date for withdrawal of candidature is April 27. Scrutiny of nomination papers will be held on April 25, the SEC announced.

In addition, after the polling date on May 9, the counting of votes will take place on May 11, the Mizoram SEC said.

A total electorate of 35,885 individuals, including 17,677 female voters is expected to exercise their franchise in the Chakma council or CADC elections.

The voting process will take place in 70 polling stations within the Chakma council region in Mizoram.

It needs to be mentioned here that the term of the 20-member current Chakma Autonomous District Council (CADC) in Mizoram will end in the first week of May.

The Chakma Autonomous District Council (CADC) is an autonomous council for ethnic Chakma people, formed under the sixth schedule to the Constitution of India on April 29, 1972.

Legislative, executive and judiciary powers over allotted departments within the territory of CADC, Mizoram are exercised by the council.

Comprising an area of 686.25 square kilometers, CADC in Mizoram shares its international boundaries with Bangladesh and Myanmar. CADC has a population of 62,094, which roughly constitutes half of the total ethnic Chakma population in Mizoram.

The CADC is headquartered at Kamalanagar and is headed by the chief executive member (CEM) and executive members (EMs).

The Chakma council has a total of 24 members of district council (MDCs), out of which 20 are elected from the 20 MDC constituencies of the CADC area and the rest 4 are nominated by the Mizoram governor.

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