1998 Mizoram Legislative Assembly election


Elections to the Mizoram Legislative Assembly were held in November 1998 to elect members of the 40 constituencies in Mizoram, India. The Mizo National Front won the most seats and formed a coalition with Mizoram People's Conference, but the coalition did not last long as MNF had gained enough seats to form a government on their own. The leader of MNF, Zoramthanga was appointed as the Chief Minister of Mizoram. The Indian National Congress won the popular vote. Zoramthanga had become the leader of the Mizo National Front in 1990, after the death of its previous leader, Laldenga.

Parties Contested

No.PartyFlagSymbolLeaderSeats contested
1.Indian National CongressLal Thanhawla40
2.Mizo National FrontZoramthanga28
3.Mizoram People's ConferenceT. Sailo28
4.Mizoram National Front (Nationalist)24
5.Lok ShaktiRamakrishna Hegde15
6.Bharatiya Janata PartyL. K. Advani12
7.Samata PartyGeorge Fernandes10
8.Janata DalVishwanath Pratap Singh10
9.Rashtriya Janata DalLalu Prasad Yadav8
10.Maraland Democratic FrontP. P. Thawla2
11.Independentscollective leadership44