Lalbiakzama of the ruling Zoram People’s
Movement was elected as the Speaker of the Mizoram Assembly unopposed on
Tuesday.
Pro-tem Speaker Lalfamkima said the
Opposition did not nominate any candidate.
Lalbiakzama is a first-time MLA, who won
the November 7 elections from the Chalfilh Constituency.
Born in 1965 and a commerce graduate, he
had contested the 2003 and 2013 Assembly elections as a candidate of the Zoram
Nationalist Party but lost on both occasions. He did not contest the 2018
polls.
Lalbiakzama said he would put efforts to
maintain impartiality during the House proceedings. He urged the members to
refrain from attacking one another on personal matters.
The first session of the new Assembly
also saw the Pro-tem Speaker administering oaths to the newly-elected members.
ZPM had swept the polls by winning 27
seats. It was followed by Mizo National Front (10), BJP (two) and Congress
(one).
NE Watch Desk
