Aizawl, Dec 8: Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM) leader Lalduhoma was sworn in as the chief minister of Mizoram on Friday. Governor, Hari Babu Kambhampati administered the oath of office and secrecy to Lalduhoma.

Who is Lalduhoma?

Lalduhoma, a former Indian Police Service (IPS) officer who turned politician from the north-eastern state of Mizoram, is gearing up to give a high cometition to current CM Zoramthanga in the upcoming assembly elections.

This year’s assembly election on the Aizawl East-I seat will play a major role as chief minister Zoramthanga is contesting from Aizawl East-I seat and Lalduhoma will be leading the charge against MNF.

Who is Lalduhoma?

Lalduhoma is the founder and president of the Zoram Nationalist Party (ZNP), a Mizoram-based political party. Later, his party joined the Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM), where in 2018 he was selected as the chief ministerial candidate for Mizoram Assembly polls.

The 71-year-old Lalduhoma is also the first political leader to be disqualified as a Member of Parliament (MP) and an MLA in Mizoram.

Before trying his luck in politics, he worked as the principal assistant to Mizoram’s Chief Minister, C. Chhunga, from 1972 to 1977. After his graduation in 1977, he qualified for the IPS.

In 1982, the home ministry transferred him to the national capital as the security officer in charge of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.

In 1984, he resigned from the police service and joined Congress.

He also played an important role in bringing Laldenga, the leader of the Mizo uprising, from London and facilitating the Mizo Peace Accord, which was later signed in 1986.

He was then appointed as the vice-chairman of the Mizoram State Planning Board. In the same year, he was elected as an MP. He also resigned from the Congress and lost his Lok Sabha membership.

A brief look at the political journey of the former IPS officer turned politician to becoming the first MP to be disqualified under the anti-defection law in India 

1986: Lalduhoma formed the Mizo National Union (MNU), which was later merged with the Mizoram People’s Conference (MPC), and he was made the working president.

1997: He joined the Mizo National Front (MNF) but he left it to form the Mizo National Front (Nationalist), and was renamed the Zoram Nationalist Party (ZNP) in the same year.
2003: In this year’s elections, he was elected (Nationalist) Mizoram Legislative Assembly from Ratu.

2018: This year, he was officially declared the Chief Ministerial candidate for the 2018 Mizoram Assembly polls. Since the alliance was not able to obtain recognition from the Election Commission of India (ECI) as an official party, so Lalduhoma had contested as an independent candidate. He won from two constituencies, Aizawl West I and Serchhip, and ZPM won seven Assembly seats to become the principal Opposition party.

2020: A petition was filed with the assembly speaker by 12 legislators of the ruling MNF seeking Lalduhoma’s disqualification on the ground that he had contested the 2018 state elections as an independent, but later he joined the Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM). It must be noted that ZPM was registered as a political party in July 2019.

Following this, Lalduhoma was disqualified as an MLA from the 40-member House by Assembly Speaker Lalrinliana Sailo under the anti-defection law.

With this, he also became the first member of the Mizoram assembly to be disqualified in the history of the state.

2021: On April 17, 2021, Lalduhoma reclaimed the seat by defeating Vanlalzawma of the MNF by 3,310 votes in a by-poll for Serchip.

Read: Mizoram Polls 2023: Who is Zoramthanga? A look at his journey from rebel to CM of the state

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