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Assembly elections 2023: Nearly 69% voter turnout till 3 pm in Mizoram

Nearly 69 per cent of 8.57 lakh electors cast their votes till 3 pm on Tuesday in the Mizoram assembly elections, officials said. Polling, which began at 7 am, will continue till 4 pm. The voting percentage has been recorded at 68.96 in the first eight hours of polling, officials said. Of the 11 districts, Serchhip recorded the highest polling percentage of 77.78, followed by Khawzawl at 77.12 and Hnahthial at 74.96 till 3 pm, it added. The lowest turnout was recorded in Siaha at 52.02 per cent. Aizawl district (65.06) per cent and Saitual (68.08) also posted lower voting percentages compared to others. Over 8.57 lakh voters, including 4.39 lakh women, are eligible to exercise their franchise to decide the electoral fate of 174 candidates. Mizoram Additional Chief Electoral Officer H Lianzela said polling has been "peaceful and there has been no law and order issue till now". The ruling Mizo National Front (MNF), main opposition Zoram People's Movement (ZPM) and the Congress hav

33% voter turnout till 11 am in Mizoram, Lawngtlai voter turnout highest

Around 33 per cent of 8.57 lakh electors cast their votes in the first four hours of polling on Tuesday in the Mizoram assembly elections, officials said. Polling, which began at 7 am, will continue till 4 pm. According to the polling trends, the voting percentage has been recorded at 32.68 per cent till 11 am, as per the Election Commission data. Of the 11 districts, Lawngtlai recorded the highest polling percentage of 39.88 per cent, followed by Khawzawl at 36.98 per cent and Serchhip 36.86 per cent till 11 am, it added. Saitual witnessed the lowest turnout of 26.15 per cent in the first four hours, followed by 29.62 per cent in Aizawl and 30.55 per cent in Lunglei district, according to the ECI data. Over 8.57 lakh voters, including 4.39 lakh women, are eligible to exercise their franchise to decide the electoral fate of 174 candidates. Mizoram Additional Chief Electoral Officer H Lianzela said polling has been "peaceful and there has been no law and order issue till now". Th

'Usher in change': Congress President Kharge to voters in Mizoram

As polling got underway for the Mizoram assembly polls, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday urged the people of the state to vote in large numbers and "usher in change". Kharge said the people of Mizoram are looking towards protecting their culture, customs, land, forest and the Mizo way of life. Voting for the 40-member assembly in Mizoram began at 7 am on Tuesday, amid tight security arrangements, officials said. In a post on X, the Congress president said the people of the state want a peaceful, stable, development-oriented government. "Today is the time to choose it," he said. "Welcome our first-time voters to participate in this democratic process for a better future. Urge our sisters and brothers of Mizoram to participate in large numbers and usher in change," Kharge said. In a post on X, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said a vote for the Congress is a vote for peace and progress. "My dear sisters and brothers of Mizoram, a vote for Congress party is vote for peace and

There won't be hung assembly, MNF will sweep polls: Mizoram CM Zoramthanga

Exuding confidence that there will not be hung assembly in Mizoram as the ruling MNF will sweep the polls, Chief Minister Zoramthanga on Tuesday said his party does not have an alliance with the BJP in the state and its support to NDA at the Centre is "issue-based". Asserting that the MNF's efforts to integrate Zo tribes will reap electoral benefits for the party, he said people fleeing from Myanmar, Bangladesh and Manipur feel safe in Mizoram which is ruled by his party. Polling for the 40-member Mizoram assembly is underway amid tight security arrangements, and it will continue till 4 pm. Speaking to reporters before casting his vote in Aizawl, Zoramthanga said that his Mizo National Front (MNF) will win the polls due to several factors including the implementation of various development projects despite financial constraints and failure of the rival parties to put up good candidates. In a bid to distance his party from the saffron party, he said, "We are partners with the NDA at

Mizoram elections 2023: Over 17% voter turnout till 9 am in Assembly polls

More than 17 per cent of 8.57 lakh electors cast their votes in the first two hours of polling on Tuesday in the 40-member Mizoram assembly elections, officials said. Polling, which began at 7 am, will continue till 4 pm. According to the polling trend, the voting percentage has been recorded at 17.28 till 9 am, an official said. Mizoram Additional Chief Electoral Officer H. Lianzela said polling has been "peaceful and there has been no law and order issue till now". Over 8.57 lakh voters, including 4.39 lakh women, are eligible to exercise their franchise to decide the electoral fate of 174 candidates. The ruling Mizo National Front (MNF), main opposition Zoram People's Movement (ZPM) and Congress have fielded candidates in all the seats. The BJP is contesting in 23 constituencies, while the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has nominated candidates in four assembly segments. Besides, there are 27 independent candidates. Technical glitches in EVM were reported from a polling station in Aiz

Mizoram elections 2023: ZPM working president K Sapdanga casts his vote

"We expect to get a single-party majority...We are very much confident that ZPM will get the absolute majority seats and form the government," K Sapdanga said

Mizoram polls: State gears up for triangular fight between MNF, ZPM, Cong

A total of 174 candidates are in the fray

Mizoram to go for polls tomorrow; Mizo 'identity', infra key issues

The main contest in the state, with almost all its seats reserved for STs, is between the ruling MNF, Congress, and Zoram People's Movement with the BJP keen to emerge as "king maker"

Mizoram LIVE: Polling teams reach booths ahead of Assembly polls 2023

Mizoram polls 2023 LIVE: Catch all the latest updates on Mizoram Assembly elections 2023

Polling teams reach booths in Mizoram ahead of Assembly polls 2023

The polling for 40 assembly constituencies in Mizoram will be held on November 7

Won't tie up with BJP even if party fails to get majority in Mizoram: ZPM

The Congress has accused the ZPM of entering into a "secret understanding" with the BJP for forming a post-poll alliance

Mizoram Assembly Elections 2023: Priyanka Gandhi's tour cancelled

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's scheduled day-long campaign on Friday in poll-bound Mizoram has been cancelled, officials said on Thursday. "Due to unavoidable reasons, we are informing that Priyanka Gandhi's visit stands cancelled. We sincerely regret the inconvenience caused," a Congress spokesman said here. The All India Congress Committee general secretary, who is in charge of Uttar Pradesh, was scheduled to address a small gathering of people at the Treasury Square here on Friday afternoon followed by a public meeting at Kawrtethawveng in Mamit district. The Congress is contesting in all 40 Assembly seats in the November 7 state election in Mizoram. It had won five seats in the last Assembly election in 2018. One of the Congress legislators resigned and joined the ruling Mizo National Front. The votes will be counted on December 3.

Mizoram Assembly elections 2023: Brus hold key to Hachhek constituency

Even though more than 35,000 Bru people have migrated to Tripura after ethnic riots more than a decade back, around 5,000 of the tribals as well as voters from other smaller minority tribes still hold the key to the Hachhek assembly constituency in Mamit district of Mizoram that will go to polls on November 7. The ruling Mizo National Front (MNF), the main opposition Zoram Peoples Movement (ZPM), the Congress and the BJP are leaving no stone unturned to earn the confidence of Bru voters who stayed back in their native villages in the assembly segment even after the signing of the quadripartite pact involving the Centre, the governments of Mizoram and Tripura and tribal leaders, which saw many Brus being permanently resettled in the neighbouring state. Of the 23,600 eligible electors, over 5,000 Bru voters may play a "key role as will around 2,000 voters belonging to Chakma and Tripuri tribes in the upcoming elections", said leaders cutting across the party lines. Congress nominee ..

Ready to ally with ZPM if it gets more seats: BJP on Mizoram elections

Vanupa Zathang stated that the BJP has already provided clarification regarding its stand on the UCC and Article 371G of the Constitution and has nothing more to say on these issues

MNF, ZPM acting as 'unofficial agents' of BJP: Congress chief Kharge

Mallikarjun Kharge said that the Congress shall usher welfare, inclusiveness and economic security in the northeastern state, adding that the people of Mizoram deserve peace and progress

This is no time for experiments: Sonia Gandhi appeals to Mizoram voters

Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi appealed to the youth and women to vote for the Congress

'We have no interest in Mizoram elections': Resettled Bru families

Hundreds of Bru families from Mizoram, who had migrated and settled in neighbouring Tripura following ethnic clashes, do not bother about the assembly elections in their home state. The 40-member Mizoram assembly goes to the polls on November 7. The names of more than 6,000 Bru voters from nine assembly constituencies in three districts - Mamit, Kolasib and Lunglei - have been deleted from the Mizoram voters' list following their resettlement in Tripura. "We have no interest in Mizoram elections even if some of us had voted there in the last polls. Now, we are permanent residents of Tripura following the 2020 historic accord. It hardly matters to us who comes to power in that state," Charles, secretary of Kaskoupata Bru resettlement village in North Tripura district, told PTI. During the 2018 Mizoram assembly elections, a large number of Bru voters who were then staying in relief camps in Tripura came to their home state and voted at 15 special polling booths created for them in ..

Assembly elections 2023: Rajnath Singh to campaign in Mizoram today

Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will visit Mizoram to campaign for the November 7 assembly elections on Wednesday, a senior BJP leader said here. State BJP spokesperson F Lalremsangi told PTI that Singh will address public meetings at Mamit in the western part of Mizoram bordering Bangladesh and Tripura, and Siaha in the south. Speaker of the outgoing assembly Lalrinliana Sailo and ex-excise minister Dr K Beichhua are contesting on BJP tickets from Mamit and Siaha respectively. The two leaders recently quit the ruling Mizo National Front (MNF) and joined the saffron party. The BJP, which has a single MLA in the outgoing assembly, has fielded candidates in 23 seats mostly in minority areas. The party is eyeing the votes of linguistic minorities such as Chakma, Bru, Mara and Lai community people mostly living in the southern part of the state. The party had contested 39 seats in the last assembly polls in 2018 and won the Chakma-dominated Tuichawng constituency. Prime Minister

Bring BJP to power for Mizoram's development: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari

Gadkari stated that the party would improve railway infrastructure and the markets for agricultural products in Mizoram if it won in the Assembly elections

Mizoram polls: PM Modi cancels campaign trip to state, Amit Shah to step in

Union Home Minister Shah will visit the southern part of the state and Mamit. BJP leader Nitin Gadkari is likely to hold a rally in West Phaileng today