MZ-POLL-SPEAKER

Lalrinawma appointed Pro-tem Speaaker of Mizoram Assembly
    Aizawl, Dec 14 (PTI) Mizoram Governor Kummanam
Rajasekharan on Friday appointed Lalrinawma as the Pro-tem
Speaaker for the first session of the eighth state legislative
Assembly commencing Tuesday, a notification said.
    Lalrinawma was elected from Tuikum seat in central
Mizoram's Serchhip district on Mizo National Front (MNF)
ticket. The two-time legislator would be sworn-in at the
Durbar Hall of Raj Bhavan on Saturday at 2.30 pm.
    He would exercise the powers of the Speaker during the
session until Assembly speaker is elected, the notification
said.
    Lalrinawma would administer the oath of office to the
38 newly elected legislators (one person was elected in two
seats) on Tuesday, Assembly secretariat sources said, adding
that the speaker would also be elected on the first day of the
session.
    Rahasekharan would deliver his customary Gubernatorial
address in the Assembly on Wednesday which would be the sole
business of that day.
    The third and concluding day of the session would
begin with obituary references by leader of the House
Zoramthanga and the discussion on the motion of thanks on the
governor's address would be held after which the session would
be adjourned sine die, the sources added. PTI HCV
JM JM