Wednesday, November 17, 2010

First Councillors of AMC sworn in

Aizawl, Nov 18 : The first Councillors of the Aizawl Municipal Council (AMC) were sworn in today in a ceremony held at the AMC session hall here.

The newly-elected councillors were sworn in in order of the number of wards. Lalrinenga Sailo, elected from Ward-1 on Mizo National Front ticket, was sworn in first.

After Aizawl District Magistrate C Thanchhuma administered the oath of office to all the 19 Councillors, there was election to the posts of Chairman and Vice-Chairman.

CT Zakhuma, elected from Ward-15 on Congress ticket, became the first Chairman of the Aizawl Municipal Council.

Zarzoliana, of ruling Congress' ally Zoram Nationalist Party, was elected uncontested as the Vice-Chairman. He represents Ward-7.

As per the chairman's recommendations, three Councillors, including two women, were appointed executive council members. The sworn-in ceremony was chaired by AMC Chief Executive Officer R Sangliankhuma and attended by ministers, MLAs, MPs and government officials.

The ruling Congress party and its ally Zoram Nationalist Party won ten of the 19 seats, leaving nine seats to the Opposition Mizo National Front-Mizoram People's Conference combine in the elections held on November 3.