1. ZPM led by Lalduhoma secures a decisive victory in Mizoram, winning 27 out of 40 assembly seats.
2. The ruling Mizo National Front (MNF) faces defeat, with Chief Minister Zoramthanga losing both the state and his seat in Aizawl East.
3. ZPM candidate Lalthansanga defeats Zoramthanga by a margin of 2,101 votes in Aizawl East.
Aizawl, Dec 04: Lalduhoma’s Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM) secured a decisive victory in the Mizoram assembly elections, claiming 27 out of the 40 assembly seats and displacing the ruling Mizo National Front (MNF).
This outcome dealt a double blow to the incumbent Chief Minister Zoramthanga, who not only lost the state to ZPM but also his seat in Aizawl East, where he was defeated by ZPM candidate Lalthansanga by a margin of 2,101 votes.
Meanwhile, Lalduhoma, the Chief Ministerial candidate of ZPM, emerged victorious in Serchhip, defeating the MNF candidate by a comfortable margin of 2,982 votes.
The MNF managed to secure seven seats and is currently leading in three, while the BJP secured two wins. The Congress is leading by one seat.
With ZPM establishing an insurmountable lead over the MNF, Lalduhoma expressed his expectations, stating, “I am not surprised, this is what I expect… Let the full results come out… The counting process is going on.” He anticipated that ZPM is likely to emerge as the single largest party with an absolute majority.
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The Mizoram elections, held on November 7, were originally scheduled to announce results alongside the four other states, but the Election Commission deferred the counting by a day, considering the special significance of Sunday for the Christian-majority population.
With over 80% of the state’s 8.57 lakh voters participating in the electoral process, a total of 174 candidates, including 18 women, contested in the 40-member state assembly. To form a government in Mizoram, a party needed to cross the halfway mark of 21 seats.
In this election, the key players were the ruling Mizo National Front (MNF), Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM), and the Congress, each contesting 40 seats. The BJP fielded candidates in 13 seats, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) participated for the first time in Mizoram’s assembly polls with candidates in four seats, and there were 17 Independent candidates.
In the 2018 assembly polls, the MNF won 26 seats, displacing the Congress from power. The ZPM secured victories in eight seats, relegating the Congress to third place with just five seats compared to the 34 it won in 2013. The BJP, making its debut in the Northeastern state, won one seat.
