Aizawl, Dec 22 (PTI) The year gone by saw Congress winning crucial polls in Mizoram even as incidents of xenophobia, stalled Bru repatriation process, border dispute, gay issues and gun-running marked 2009 in the Christian- dominated northeastern state.

Riding on an anti-incumbency wave, Congress wrested 79 per cent of the seats in the village council elections from opposition Mizo National Front (MNF), besides capturing the lone Lok Sabha seat during the general elections held on April 16.

The party’s nominee C L Ruala defeated former Lok Sabha MP H Lallungmuana, an independent candidate backed by MNF-Mizoram People’s Conference combine by a margin of 1,05,146 votes.

The Lok Sabha polls, however, witnessed the lowest turnout in the history of Mizoram at barely 50 per cent.

H C Vanlalruata | PTI

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