P C Lalhmingthanga was today sworn-in as the first Mayor of the Aizawl Municipal Corporation (AMC) and Lalrinngliana as the Deputy Mayor by the Aizawl district Deputy Commissioner Franklin Laltinkhuma.
All the 19 councillors, elected in the civic polls held on November 26 last were also sworn-in along with them.
Opposition Mizo National Front (MNF) scored 11 seats in the election to the AMC while the ruling Congress and the Mizoram People's Conference (MPC) combine managed to get eight seats.
The Aizawl Municipal Council, for which the first election was held in 2010, was elevated to a Corporation recently.
