The balloting for the lone Lok Sabha constituency in Mizoram began on Thursday under heavy security cover, officials said.
According to the election officials, the polling began at 7 am in 1,175 polling stations and will continue till 5 pm.
A total of 787,777 electorates would decide the electoral fortune of six candidates, including a woman.
Besides the lone Lok Sabha seat election, by-poll for the Aizawl West-1 Assembly seat was also being held on Thursday.
The by-election to the Aizawl West-1 Assembly seat was necessitated after Zoram People's Movement's (ZPM) legislator Lalduhoma vacated it to retain his Serchhip constituency.
--IANS
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