Lalduhoma

Lalduhoma is the son of a farmer, Vaisanga (L) and his wife Kaichhingi at Tualpui village. He is the youngest of four siblings. He studied at Khawzawl elementary and middle schools, and completed matriculation from G.M. High School at Champhai. He was appointed in 1972 as Principal Assistant at the Chief Minister's Office by Ch. Chhunga, the first Chief Minister of Mizoram. While working, he enrolled for evening course of Bachelor's degree and graduated with distinction from Gauhati University.[6]

From 1972 to 1977 Lalduhoma worked as Principal Assistant to the Chief Minister of Mizoram. Following his graduation he appeared for Indian civil services examinations at Shillong.[6] He joined the Indian Police Service in 1977. He served as a squad leader at Goa to crush delinquent hippies and smugglers. His achievements were recognised by national media. He was transferred to serve as security in-charge of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi at New Delhi in 1982.[7] He was given special promotion as Deputy Commissioner of Police. He was also secretary of the organising committee of the 1982 Asian Games, chaired by Rajiv Gandhi.[6]

Inspired by Gandhi to work in politics, particularly on the political and social turmoil environment in Mizoram due to Mizo National Front insurgency, Lalduhoma resigned from police service to join the Indian National Congress party in 1984. He contested in the 1984 Mizoram Legislative Assembly election from Lunglei constituency, but lost. Realising his political situation, Indira Gandhi told the Governor of Mizoram to make provision and privileges for Lalduhoma.[6] Laduhoma was immediately appointed as Vice Chairman of Mizoram State Planning Board, in the rank of cabinet ministers. He was elected in 1984 as President of Mizoram INC and then Member of Parliament. Leadership struggles prompted him to leave INC in 1986, which became a violation of the provision (para 2 clause 2) in the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution known as the Anti-Defection Law of 1985 to remain in legislatures. The Lok Sabha Speaker disqualified him on 24 November 1988, and became the first MP to be disqualified under the anti-defection law for giving up membership of the party which he represented.[8] He formed Mizo National Union (MNU) in 1986 which later merged with Mizoram People's Conference and was made working President. He joined Mizo National Front as Advisory. He later left to form Zoram Nationalist Party. He was elected to Mizoram Legislative Assembly from Ratu in the 2003 election.[9]

In the 2018 election, he and his party joined a coalition party, the Zoram People's Movement (ZPM). He was declared the Chief Ministerial candidate. The coalition party could not obtained recognition from the Election Commission of India as official party at the time, so he contested as an independent candidate. He was elected in two constituencies, Aizawl West I and Serchhip, and chose to represent Serchhip.[10] He was elected as leader of the opposition bench of the members of the legislative assembly (MLA) at the Mizoram Legislative Assembly.[11] He continued to serve as a leader for ZPM, which became a registered political party in 2019. In September 2020, 12 MLAs from the ruling party, Mizo National Front, submitted a representation to the Mizoram Legislative Assembly Speaker Lalrinliana Sailo that Lalduhoma had violated the anti-defection law.[12] On 27 November 2020, the Speaker officially disqualified him from the legislature.[7] He became the first MLA to be removed from the legislative assembly in Mizoram.[11][5]

Lalduhoma is married to Liansailovi.[6] They have two sons and live at Chawlhhmun, Aizawl.[2]

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