Serchhip Assembly constituency

{{Short description|Constituency of the Mizoram legislative assembly in India}}

{{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}

{{Expand list|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox Indian constituency

| name = Serchhip

| state = Mizoram

| type = SLA

| map_image = Legislative Assembly constituencies of Mizoram (Serchhip highlighted).png

| district = Serchhip

| loksabha_cons = Mizoram

| established = 1978

| constituency_no = 26

| reservation = ST

| incumbent_image = Lalduhawma1.jpg

| mla = Lalduhoma

| party = Zoram People's Movement

| latest_election_year = 2023

| electors = {{formatnum:15906}}

}}

Serchhip is one of the 40 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Mizoram state in India.{{cite web|title=Assembly Elections December 2013 Results |work=ECI |publisher=Election Commission of India |url=http://eciresults.ap.nic.in |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215221429/http://eciresults.ap.nic.in/ |archive-date=2013-12-15 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.in/mizoram/assembly-constituencies|title=Mizoram Assembly Constituency List|publisher=www.elections.in}} it has been a constituency since the first elections in the state in 1972.{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3654-mizoram-1972/ |title=Mizoram General Legislative Election 1972 |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=6 January 2022}}

It is part of Serchhip district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

class="wikitable sortable"
Year

!Name

!colspan=2|Party

2013

|Lal Thanhawla{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3667-mizoram-2013/ |title=Mizoram General Legislative Election 2013 |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=6 January 2022}}

|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

2018{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/9687-mizoram-legislative-election-2018-statistical-report/ |title=Mizoram Legislative Election 2018- Statistical Report |date= |author= |website=Election Commission of India |access-date=3 May 2021}}

|rowspan=3| Lalduhoma

| {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}

2021{{note|2021}}

| {{Full party name with color|Zoram People's Movement|rowspan=2}}

2023

{{note label|2021|a|1}} By-election due to the disqualification of Lalduhawma from the legislature in 2020.{{cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/mizoram-mla-who-was-indira-gandhis-security-chief-disqualified/article33191798.ece |title=Mizoram Assembly Speaker disqualifies Zoram People's Movement MLA Lalduhoma |newspaper=The Hindu |date=27 November 2020 |author=Rahul Karmakar |accessdate= 3 May 2021}}

Election results

=2023=

{{Election box begin | title= 2023 Mizoram Legislative Assembly election: Serchhip}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|candidate = Lalduhoma

|party = Zoram People's Movement

|votes = 8314

|percentage =

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link

|candidate = J. Malsawmzuala Vanchhawng

|party = Mizo National Front

|votes = 5332

|percentage =

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link

|candidate = R. Vanlaltluanga

|party = Indian National Congress

|votes = 4241

|percentage =

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{{Election box candidate with party link

|candidate = K. Vanlalruati

|party = Bharatiya Janata Party

|votes = 97

|percentage =

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{{Election box candidate with party link

|candidate = Lalawmpuia Renthlei

|party = Independent

|votes = 69

|percentage =

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{{Election box candidate with party link

|candidate = Ramhlun Edena

|party = Independent

|votes = 21

|percentage =

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{{Election box candidate with party link

|candidate = None of the Above

|party = None of the above

|votes = 54

|percentage =

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{{Election box majority

|votes = 2982

|percentage =

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{{Election box turnout

|votes = 18128

|percentage =

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{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Zoram People's Movement

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{{Election box end}}

= 2021 by-election =

{{Election box begin | title= By-election, 2021: Serchhip}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|candidate = Lalduhoma

|party = Zoram People's Movement

|votes = 8269

|percentage = 49.95

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Vanlalzawma|party=Mizo National Front|votes=5319|percentage=32.13|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=PC. Laltlansanga|party=Indian National Congress|votes=2604|percentage=15.73|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Lalhriatrenga Chhangte|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|votes=250|percentage=1.51|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Vanlalruata|party=Mizoram People's Conference|votes=38|percentage=0.43|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Ramhlun-Edena|party=Independent (politician)|votes=43|percentage=0.26|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=None of the Above|party=None of the above|votes=32|percentage=0.19|change=}}

{{Election box majority||votes=2950|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box turnout||votes=16,595|percentage=84.16|change=}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Zoram People's Movement

|loser = Independent (politician)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

=2018=

{{Election box begin | title= 2018 Mizoram Legislative Assembly election: Serchhip{{cite web|title=Mizoram Legislative Election 2018- Statistical Report|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/9687-mizoram-legislative-election-2018-statistical-report/|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=8 October 2021}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|candidate = Lalduhoma

|party = Independent (politician)

|votes = {{formatnum:5252}}

|percentage =

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link

|candidate = None of the Above

|party = None of the above

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{{Election box majority

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{{Election box turnout

|votes = {{formatnum:15543}}

|percentage = 85.65

|change =

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{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Independent (politician)

|loser = Indian National Congress

|swing =

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{{Election box end}}

See also

References