Mizoram Assembly election 2023 results: ZPM party's CM face Lalduhoma faces victory sign on Monday, December 4. Photo: PTI
LIVE | Mizoram poll results: ZPM gets majority, MNF wins 7 seats; BJP bags 2 and Congres 1
ZPM secures majority in Mizoram assembly, winning 27 of 40 seats; MNF has bagged 7; BJP wins 2; Congress leads in 1 seat
The Zoram People's Movement (ZPM) is all set to form the next government in Mizoram after the party swept the elections bagging 27 seats in the 40-member House on Monday.
According to the Election Commission (EC), the party was leading in one seat.
The prominent ZPM winners include the party's CM face Lalduhoma who bagged the Serchhip seat defeating his MNF rival J Malsawmzuala Vanchhawng by 2,982 votes.
The ZPM won the Kolasib, Chalfilh, Tawi, Aizawl North-I, Aizawl North-II, Aizawl North-III, Aizawl East II, Aizawl West-I, Aizawl West-II, Aizawl West-III, Aizawl South-I, Aizawl South-II, Aizawl South-III, Lengteng, Tuichang, Champhai North, Champai South, Tuikum, Hrangturzo, South Tuipui, Lunglei North, Lunglei East, Lunglei West, Lunglei South, Lawngtlai East and Serchhip seats.
The ruling Mizo National Front won seven seats and was leading in three. These include Mamik, Tuirial, Serlui, Tuivawl, East Tuipui, West Tuipui and Thorang.
The BJP won Palak and Saiha seats.
The Indian National Congress was leading in one seat.
Prominent losers include Deputy Chief Minister and MNF candidate Tawnluia who lost to ZPM candidate in Tuichang, Health Minister and MNF candidate R Lalthangliana who lost to ZPM's Jeje Lalpekhlua in South Tuipui and Rural Development Minister Laruatkima who lost to ZPM nominee Lalnghinglova Hmar in Aizawl West II, according to the Election Commission.
Chief Minister and MNF chief Zoramthanga was trailing in Aizawl East 1 by over 2,000 votes against ZPM’s Lalthansanga, it said.
Counting of votes, which began at 8 am, was being held in 13 centres. Postal ballots were counted first, and from 8.30 am, the counting for votes polled in the EVMs began.
In some of the seats that have a fewer number of voters, only two rounds of counting will be held, but in most of the constituencies, five rounds will be counted.
More than 4,000 personnel are involved in the counting process. In all, there are 399 tables for the EVMs and 56 for the counting of postal ballots.
Polling was held on November 7, and over 80 per cent of the state's 8.57 lakh voters exercised their franchise. A total of 174 candidates, including 18 women, were in the fray.
The MNF, ZPM and Congress contested 40 seats each, while the BJP fielded candidates in 23 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.
(With agency inputs)
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- 4 Dec 2023 5:11 AM GMT
DyCM loses, CM trailing
The Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM) crossed the halfway mark in early trends and was leading in 25 seats, besides winning one, as votes were being counted for the assembly elections in Mizoram on Monday morning, according to the Election Commission (EC).
The ruling Mizo National Front (MNF) was leading in 10 seats, the BJP in three and the Congress in one, it said.
Mizoram has 40 assembly seats, and 21 is the majority mark.
Deputy CM Tawnluia lost to ZPM candidate W Chhuanawma in the Tuichang seat by a margin of 909 votes.
Chief Minister Zoramthanga was trailing in the Aizawl East-1 seat to ZPM's Lalthansanga after two rounds of counting.
Health Minister R Lalthangliana was trailing in the South Tuipui seat, and ZPM candidate Jeje Lalpekhlua was leading.
ZPM's CM candidate Lalduhoma was leading in the Serchhip seat.
(PTI) - 4 Dec 2023 3:52 AM GMT
MNF takes lead
MNF has taken an early lead as the initial trends poured in for the assembly elections in Mizoram on Monday morning.
The Election Commission website showed that the MNF was leading in five seats, while the ZPM was leading in three. BJP and the Congress were leading in one each.
- 4 Dec 2023 3:15 AM GMT
Will be part of next govt: Mizoram BJP chief
BJP’s Mizoram unit president Vanlalhmuaka on Monday said his party will be a part of the next government in the state, as the counting of votes for the 40 assembly seats was underway.
Speaking to PTI, Vanlalhmuaka said he was confident that his party will win at least three seats.
“We are certain that we will win three seats. We are expecting more than five seats. Let’s wait for the results,” he said.
“The BJP will participate in the new government which will be formed soon,” he said.
In the last assembly polls, held in 2018, the BJP had won one seat. The party fielded candidates in 23 seats this time.
Though the ruling MNF was a part of the BJP-led North-East Democratic Alliance in the region, and supported the NDA at the Centre, the two parties stayed away from each other in the state. (PTI)
- 4 Dec 2023 3:13 AM GMT
Leaders speak ahead of counting
Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga on Sunday (December 3) exuded confidence that the MNF will return to power by crossing the magic number of 21 in the 40-member Assembly and said he will prioritise resource mobilisation to improve the financial condition of the northeastern state, if the party forms the government.
Zoramthanga’s key opponent, Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM) chief Lalduhoma also claimed that his party is confident of winning an absolute majority in the assembly.
“I believe we shall be able to form the government by crossing the magic number of 21, and without the help of other parties, we will form the government,” Zoramthanga said in an interview with PTI Video.
He said if the MNF returns to power, his government will prioritise resource mobilisation to overcome the financial problem of the state.
“If we form the government, the most important (factor) would be the financial matter...Financial problem is the biggest problem. Resource mobilisation will certainly be my priority. And the same time, a lot of things have to be done for the welfare of people and in the fields of agriculture, horticulture, education, and health.
“But without finance, nothing can move. Resource mobilisation will be the top priority,” the three-time chief minister said.
He also alleged that during the COVID-19 crisis, the Centre had promised to provide funds, but it “failed” to deliver.
Asked about the exit poll predictions that Mizoram may witness a hung assembly with no party crossing the majority mark of 21 seats, Zoramthanga said, “I hope such a situation will not be there. If it (hung assembly) comes, it is the responsibility of leaders of every party to see that they can form the government.”
ZPM leader and the party’s chief ministerial candidate Lalduhoma said his party is “confident of winning an absolute majority in the assembly”.
Lalduhoma, a former IPS officer who turned politician, also claimed that there would not be a fractured mandate or hung assembly. “I am very sure that such a situation will not arise…we are quite confident (of winning the elections),” he said in an interview with PTI Video.
He also said, “The chief minister is a false prophet. If he says they are going to form a government that means they are not forming. That is why we have confidence.” Lalduhoma also said that they will give priority to preparing the state budget which will be completely different from the budgets in the past if the ZPM comes to power.
In the 2018 polls, the MNF had bagged 26 seats and the ZPM won 8, relegating the Congress, which secured 5, to the third place. The BJP opened its account by winning one seat.
The MNF won two more seats in the subsequent bypolls. (PTI)
