2013 Mizoram Assembly Election Results Monday Dec 09,2013

The Congress has retained power in Mizoram with a landslide victory in the Assembly elections held on November 25,2013 for which the counting of voting took place and the results of which were declared on Monday Dec 09,2013

In the elections to the 40-member Assembly, the Congress has won 33 of the 39 seats declared so far. 

The Opposition Mizo National Front (MNF)-led Mizoram Democratic Alliance (MDA) of three regional parties has won six seats. The MNF won five seats. Of the two other MDA constituents, the Mizoram People’s Conference (MPC) won one seat, while the Maraland Democratic Front (MDF) drew a blank.

The Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) contested 17 seats but failed to win a single seat this time too. 

The Zoram Nationalist Party, which had two seats in the outgoing Assembly, contested 38 seats this time but is yet to open its account

Chief Electoral Officer of Mizoram Ashwani Kumar told The Hindu that the results of Lawngtlai East constituency would be announced only on December 12,2013 as re-polling would be held on December 11 in one polling booth where the Electronic Voting Machine(EVM) failed. 

Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla won from both Serchhip and Hrangturzo seats. In Serchhip, he won by a margin of 734 votes, defeating his nearest MNF rival C. Lalramzauva, while in Hrangturzo he defeated his MPC rival Lalthansanga by a margin of 1,528 votes