Aizawl, December 20 (PTI): Lalrinawma, who recently won Tuikum Assembly seat on Mizo National Front (MNF) ticket, was on Thursday elected unopposed as the deputy speaker of Mizoram House.
A degree holder in mechanical engineering, Lalrinawma (45) had also bagged the seat in 2013 polls.
Shortly after his appointment, he said that he would make all efforts to fulfill his responsibilities.
Election to the 40-member Mizoram Assembly was held on November 28. The results were declared on December 11.
Meanwhile, the Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM) leader Lalduhoma has vacated one of the two constituencies he bagged in the November 28 election to the 40-member Mizoram Assembly, an official said Thursday.
The ZPM leader has decided to give up Aizawl West-I seat, while retaining the Serchip constituency, Assembly Secretary S.R. Zokhuma said.