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Four candidates filed their information papers for the bypoll to the Dampa assembly spot successful Mizoram, an authoritative said connected Sunday (October 19, 2025).
The candidates who filed their information papers were Vanlalsailova of the ruling Zoram People's Movement, Mizo National Front's R Lalthangliana, BJP's Lalhmangaiha and John Rotluangliana of the Congress, they said.
The past day for filing information is Tuesday (October 21), the papers volition beryllium scrutinised connected Wednesday (October 22), and the deadline for withdrawal of candidature is Friday (October 24). Polling successful the spot volition beryllium held connected November 11.
The bypoll is expected to beryllium a four-cornered contention arsenic each the 4 large governmental parties person fielded candidates. Smaller parties oregon Independent candidates are improbable to contention the election.
People's Conference (PC) president Vanlalruata said his enactment volition not contention the bypoll.
The by-election was necessitated by the decease of MNF MLA Lalrintluanga Sailo connected July 21. There are 20,790 voters successful the assembly segment, according to the last rotation published connected September 30.
There are 41 polling stations successful the constituency. Silsury-I polling presumption has the highest fig of voters astatine 1,103, portion Zopui polling presumption has the slightest astatine 30. The counting of votes volition beryllium held connected November 14.
R. Lalthangliana of MNF, with declared assets worthy ₹17.19 crore, is the richest candidate, followed by Congress's John Rotluangliana, who has declared assets worthy implicit ₹15.37 crore.
Mr. Lalthangliana on with his woman and 3 dependants has movable assets worthy implicit ₹3.23 crore and immovable assets worthy implicit ₹13.96 crore, according to his affidavit.
His spouse Ngurmawii Sailo and lad Vanlalchhanhima Ralte person full liabilities of ₹ 4.12 crore. Mr. Lalthangliana's main sources of income are pension wage arsenic ex-MLA and retired relation prof and location rent, portion his woman and lad Ralte tally business.
Mr. Rotluangliana has movable assets worthy ₹1.42 crore and immovable assets worthy ₹13.95 crore.
BJP campaigner Lalhmangaiha is the poorest of each and helium has declared assets, some movable and immovable, worthy ₹46.53 lakh. ZPM's Sailo has movable assets worthy ₹64.85 lakh and has nary immovable assets arsenic per his affidavit.
No campaigner has a pending transgression lawsuit oregon has been convicted previously.
