Mizoram Results 2023 LIVE | ZPM secures 16 seats, MNF wins 3

ZPM wins 27 constituencies and the MNF secures 7 seats

ZPM's CM candidate Lalduhoma has registered victory from the Serchhip assembly seat. 

Mizo National Front (MNF) candidate R. Rohmingliana has won the Thorang assembly seat by a margin of 62 votes. 

BJP candidate K. Hrahmo wins from Palak by a margin of over 1200 votes 

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K. Hrahmo of the Bharatiya Janata Party is leading in Palak by 493 votes against his nearest MNF rival, KT Rokhaw. 

Dr. K. Beichhua is leading by 979 votes against MNF's H.C Lalmalsawma Zasai in Saiha seat. 

BJP's Durjya Dhan Chakma is leading in Tuichawng by 585 votes. MNF's Rasik Mohan Chakma is at second position after first round of counting.

ZPM has registered victories in two seats- Aizawl West-II and Tuichang

Tuichang: Mizoram Deputy Chief Minister and MNF candidate Tawnluia lost to ZPM candidate in the Tuichang Assembly seat, according to the Election Commission.

Tawluia of Mizo National Front (MNF) received 6,079 votes while the Zoram People's Movement (ZPM) candidate W Chhuanawma got 6,988.

Health Minister R Lalthangliana is trailing in the South Tuipui seat, and ZPM candidate Jeje Lalpekhlua is leading.

Chief Minister Zoramthanga was trailing in the Aizawl East-1 seat to ZPM candidate Lalthansanga after the first round of counting. Zoramthanga got 3,074 votes, while Lalthansanga secured 3,714 votes. 

ZPM leads in 27 seats, way ahead of halfway mark while MNF limited to 9 seats. 

Zoram People's Movement (ZPM) was leading in 27 seats, while the MNF was ahead in 9 as initial trends poured in for the assembly elections in Mizoram on Monday morning.

CM Zoramthanga, stands out as one of the most prominent figures in this election. Having previously won Aizawl East - I in the 2018 assembly elections, he is once again contesting from the same constituency. ZPM has nominated their party vice president, Lalthansanga, as a contender against the three-time Chief Minister. Whereas, the Congress party has nominated Lalsanglura Ralte, a first-time candidate, to contest against the Chief Minister.

ZPM chief Lalduhoma is contesting from Serchhip, where he is the present MLA. In the last elections, Lalduhoma secured 35.4 per cent votes, defeating the Congress' Lal Thanhawla, which got 32.7 per cent votes. 

Congress chief Lalsawta is contesting from Aizawl West-III. Lalsawta has won the state elections in 2008 and 2013 from Aizawl East II. However, it lost its seat to MNF's Robert Romawia Royte in 2018. BJP’s state president Vanlalhmuaka is contesting from Dampa. 

ZPM has crossed the halfway mark as is leading in 23 seats, while the ruling MNF is leading in 10 seats as per the latest trends. 

ZPM takes lead, ahead in 20 seats 

Congress candidate I.P. Junior is leading in Palak assembly seat by 97 votes after first round of counting, according to Election Commission

Mizo National Front takes lead ahead of Zoram People's Movement. MNF leads in 5 seats, ZPM in 3, while Congress and BJP leading in one seat each. 

BJP's candidate leading in Saiha

After the counting of postal ballots, the counting of votes cast through EVMs begins. Visuals below from a counting centre at Aizawl Government College where strong room was unlocked for EVMs to be brought out.

Aizwal: Visuals from a counting centre. Counting of votes began at 8am on Monday, December 4. 

Serchhip : Visuals from a counting centre in Serchhip as boxes containing ballot papers being brought as counting will be beginning shortly in the state. 

Mizoram Exit Poll Result 2023: Matrize prediction

Matrize’s exit poll shows clear win for Chief Minister Zoramthanga’s Mizo National Front (MNF) in Mizoram. The MNF is predicted to get 17-22 seats, the Congress 7-10 seats, and the BJP 01-02, while ZPM may land  07-12 seats.

In a high-stakes battle for political supremacy in Mizoram, Chief Minister Zoramthanga's Mizo National Front (MNF) is gearing up to defend its stronghold against a formidable two-pronged challenge. The Zoram Peoples Movement (ZPM) and the Congress have joined forces in a six-party alliance, setting the stage for a fiercely contested assembly election.

In 2018, BJP's NDA ally MNF scored a landslide win with 26 seats in the kitty. The BJP, a minor player in the regional alliance, barely opened its account with just one seat. While the BJP would want to change that record, the Congress hopes to return to its past glory. Both the parties, however, will have to go past the regional challenge posed by MNF and ZPM.

(MATRIZE exit poll methodology: MATRIZE has attempted to gauge voters' opinion in the exit poll. The samples in this survey have been collated by speaking to various people. Our team has collected samples from 678 seats in 5 states. We have collated 323800 samples from 5 states. 145710 women and 178090 have been part of the survey. Samples have been collected from November 7, 2023 to November 30, 2023. There could be +-3 difference in the results.)

Voting for Mizoram assembly elections was held on November 7 with a voter turnout of 80.43 per cent. 

The Election Commission announced that the counting of votes for Mizoram Assembly polls was deferred by a day to Monday, December 4. Earlier, the counting was supposed to take place on Sunday, December 3, long with Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Telangana. 

However, it was deferred by the Election Commission following appeals by political parties, NGOs, churches and students' bodies as Sunday holds a special significance for the people of Mizoram, a Christian-majority state.

Elaborate arrangements have been made for the counting of votes for the assembly elections in Mizoram. The state's Additional Chief Electoral Officer H Lianzela told PTI that the counting will begin in all 13 centres at 8 am amid tight security.

One counting hall has been set up for each of the 40 assembly seats at these 13 centres, he said.

Postal ballots will be counted first, and from 8.30 am, the votes polled in the EVMs will be counted, he added. Besides three counting centres in the Aizawl district, which has 12 assembly constituencies, one centre each has been set up in the 10 other districts, Lianzela said.

In some of the seats that have a lesser number of voters, only two rounds of counting will be held, but in most of the constituencies, five rounds will be counted, he said. More than 4,000 personnel will be involved in the counting process. In all, there will be 399 tables for the EVMs and 56 for the counting of postal ballots, he said.

The MNF, ZPM and Congress contested 40 seats each, while the BJP fielded candidates in 13 seats. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which contested the assembly polls here for the first time, fought in four seats. Also, there were 17 Independent candidates.

Some exit polls have predicted a clean sweep by the ZPM, but the majority indicated a hung House with no party getting a clear majority.

In the last assembly elections, held in 2018, the MNF had won 26 seats and the ZPM secured eight seats, relegating the Congress that bagged five seats to the third place. The BJP had won one seat. PTI CORR SOM