Preparations are in full swing for the upcoming elections to the 40-member  Mizoram Legislative Assembly, even as the Election Commission of India is yet to announce the date of the assembly polls.
 
State Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Madhup Vyas has visited districts to oversee the poll preparations. Rationalisation of polling stations has been completed in many districts and they have also set up electronic voting machine (EVM) demonstration centres.
 
Deputy Commissioners and Superintendents of Police of some districts, especially having border with Myanmar have also held meetings on vulnerability mapping and critical Polling Stations within their respective districts.
 
The state government has undertaken massive exercise of transfer and posting of state civil service and police service officials in accordance with the directions of the central poll panel.
 
 
Meanwhile, President of the ruling Mizo National Front (MNF) Zoramthanga has formally announced the party candidate for Hachhek and Serchhip assembly constituencies while the opposition Congress also has announced its candidates to contest the polls in Hnahthial, Siaha and Serchhip assembly seats.
 
The Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM) has officially announced 39 names of its candidates and the BJP is yet to announce officially or unofficially its candidates for the coming assembly polls.