Mizoram People's Conference

Mizoram People's Conference, a regional political party in Mizoram, India. MPC was formed by Brig Thenphunga Sailo on 17 April 1975. Ṭhenphunga was the party chairman and was the Chief Minister of Mizoram from 1979 to 1984. Thenphunga was an army officer and then a Human rights Activist before starting his Political Party.

Mizo People's Conference
LeaderBrig Thenphunga
PresidentPu Lalhmangaiha Sailo
Founded17 April 1975 (1975-04-17)
HeadquartersTreasury Square, Aizawl, Mizoram
ECI StatusState Party[1]
Seats in 
0 / 40
Election symbol
Website
mizorampeoplesconference.com

Following the MPC's defeat in 1984, it was the main opposition party for the next 2 decades. In the 1998 assembly elections, it won 12 seats. However, in the 2003 elections, the party won only 3 seats, a number which fell to 2 in the 2008 elections and 1 in 2013. It ultimately won no seats in the 2018 election.[2] MPC was the third largest party in Mizoram for 3 decades,and the party has been going on quietly in the present days without collapse.

List of Chief Minister
  • T. Sailo
    • First term: 2 June 1978 to 10 November 1978
    • Second term: 8 May 1979 to 4 May 1984

See also

References
  1. "List of Political Parties and Election Symbols main Notification Dated 18.01.2013" (PDF). India: Election Commission of India. 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  2. "Mizoram Assembly Election Results 2018". NDTV.com. Retrieved 30 July 2019.


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