Dawngliana, who was selected by the UDF to represent the alliance in the Hrangturzo by-poll, pulled out from the contest this morning leaving his party in the lurch with the last day for filing nominations being Saturday.
An emergent meeting of the UDF subsequently selected H. Lalduhawma, a retired government servant, who unsuccessfully contested the assembly polls on November 25 last year from the same seat as candidate of the Zoram Nationalist Party (ZNP).
Dr R. Lalthangliana, chairman of the UDF and Vice- President of the Mizo National Front told PTI that the alliance nominee for the election to the lone state Lok Sabha seat Robert Romawia Royte and H. Lalduhawma would file nomination papers by tomorrow.
Meanwhile, the ruling Congress candidate C.L. Ruala and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) nominee M. Lalmanzuala filed nominations while Vanlalawmpuii Chawngthu of the Congress also filed her nominations to contest the Hrangturzo by-poll.