1979 Mizoram Legislative Assembly election

{{Short description|Legislative Assembly election in Mizoram, India}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}

{{Use Indian English|date=July 2021}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1979 Mizoram Legislative Assembly election

| country = India

| type = legislative

| vote_type = Popular

| ongoing = no

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| previous_election = 1978 Mizoram Legislative Assembly election

| previous_year = 1978

| outgoing_members =

| election_date = 24 and 27 April 1979

| next_election = 1984 Mizoram Legislative Assembly election

| next_year = 1984

| seats_for_election = All 30 seats in the Mizoram Legislative Assembly

| majority_seats = 16

| registered = 241944

| turnout = 68.34%

| image1 = {{CSS image crop|Image=Bulb Election Symbol.svg|bSize=80|cWidth=80|cHeight=100|oLeft=0|oTop=0}}

| leader1 = T. Sailo

| party1 = Mizoram People's Conference

| leader_since1 =

| leaders_seat1 = Aizawl North

| seats_before1 = 22

| seats1 = 18

| seat_change1 = {{decrease}} 4

| popular_vote1 = 32.67%

| swing1 =

| seat_change2 = not contested

| seat_change3 = not contested

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| party2 = Indian National Congress (I)

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| seats_before2 = not contested

| popular_vote2= 23.88%

| seats2 = 5

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| party3 = Janata Party

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| seats_before3 = not contested

| popular_vote3= 13.09%

| seats3 = 2

| title = CM

| before_party = Mizoram People's Conference

| before_election = T. Sailo

| after_party = Mizoram People's Conference

| after_election = T. Sailo

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Elections to the Mizoram Legislative Assembly were held in April 1979 to elect members of the 30 constituencies in Mizoram, India. The Mizoram People's Conference emerged as the single largest party and T. Sailo was appointed as the Chief Minister of Mizoram for the second time.

Chief Minister Sailo's refusal to grant undue favours caused dissension in his party which led to the fall of his previous government and imposition of President's rule in the Union Territory.{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ngtgH9RYB0EC |title=Lost Opportunities: 50 Years of Insurgency in the North-east and India's|author=S. P. Sinha |access-date= 14 July 2021 |isbn=9788170621621 |publisher=Lancer Publishers |date=2007 |pages=96–97|quote=Sailo's refusal to grant undue favours caused dissension in his party which led to the fall of his government and imposition of president's rule}}