Mizoram went to polls on Wednesday with 209 candidates in the fray for the 40-Member Legislative Assembly
Voting began at 7 am and ended at 4 pm.
A total of 209 candidates, including 18 women, contested from 40 assembly seats on November 28.
The Congress and the Mizo National Front contested from all 40 seats, while the BJP put up candidates in 39 and the Zoram People’s Movement in 35 seats. The National People’s Party, which is in power in Meghalaya and is part of the ruling coalition in Nagaland and Manipur, is contesting 9 seats.
The state recorded 80% voter turnout in a peaceful poll.
Bru refugees voted at 15 polling booths at Kahnmun in Mamit district of Mizoram, close to the border. Of the 11,987 registered Bru voters, 56.46% voted.
In Mizoram, the average number of voters per seat is around 19,000, so votes by Brus, who fled the state in 1997 following ethnic clashes, could be crucial in Hachhek, Dampa and Mamit seats
Congress, which has been in power in Mizoram since 2008, is eyeing a third consecutive term in the state. While the direct contest is between the Congress and Mizo National Front, BJP, National People’s Party and Zoram People’s Movement could play crucial roles in the formation of the next government.
Chief minister Lal Thanhawla is contesting from two seats — Serchhip and Champhai South.
Serchhip with 81% recorded the highest turnout among all eight districts, while Aizawl with 65% was the lowest,” said chief electoral officer Ashish Kundra.
The coter turnout was 83.41 per cent in 2013.
In the 2008 assembly polls, it was 82.35 per cent, the poll panel said.
Voting began at 7 am and ended at 4 pm.
A total of 209 candidates, including 18 women, contested from 40 assembly seats on November 28.
The Congress and the Mizo National Front contested from all 40 seats, while the BJP put up candidates in 39 and the Zoram People’s Movement in 35 seats. The National People’s Party, which is in power in Meghalaya and is part of the ruling coalition in Nagaland and Manipur, is contesting 9 seats.
The state recorded 80% voter turnout in a peaceful poll.
Bru refugees voted at 15 polling booths at Kahnmun in Mamit district of Mizoram, close to the border. Of the 11,987 registered Bru voters, 56.46% voted.
In Mizoram, the average number of voters per seat is around 19,000, so votes by Brus, who fled the state in 1997 following ethnic clashes, could be crucial in Hachhek, Dampa and Mamit seats
Congress, which has been in power in Mizoram since 2008, is eyeing a third consecutive term in the state. While the direct contest is between the Congress and Mizo National Front, BJP, National People’s Party and Zoram People’s Movement could play crucial roles in the formation of the next government.
Chief minister Lal Thanhawla is contesting from two seats — Serchhip and Champhai South.
Serchhip with 81% recorded the highest turnout among all eight districts, while Aizawl with 65% was the lowest,” said chief electoral officer Ashish Kundra.
The coter turnout was 83.41 per cent in 2013.
In the 2008 assembly polls, it was 82.35 per cent, the poll panel said.
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