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Mizoram civic polls

Aizawl, Jan 23 (UNI) Mizoram's village council elections are heating up, with the total number of nominations filed to contest 544 village councils and 111 local councils in 2 municipalities still under wraps.
The state election commission is expected to reveal the numbers by Friday after the last day of filing nominations came to a close on Thursday.
The elections, scheduled for February 12, will be a crucial test for the ruling Zoram People's Movement (ZPM) party, which is trying to convince voters to elect their candidates to work in tandem with the state government for the development of their villages and localities.
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