Government
Mara people in India have an autonomous body i.e. Mara Autonomous District Council, the local governing body for the region, it is centred at Siaha, main town of the Saiha District of Mizoram. The Maraland Democratic Front, the Mizo National Front and the Indian National Congress are the most active political parties on the council.
In Burma, Mara people do not have any self-government body. Though their land is purely inhabited by them, they are governed by three townships - Thlantlang township for people in the North, Matupi township for people in central part and Rakhine township for people in the southern part.
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