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Over 72 p.c. polling in Mizoram

Sushanta Talukdar

Voting peaceful in all 40 constituencies, says official

— Photo: Ritu Raj Konwar

A Mizo woman with her little boy cast her vote in Aizawl on Tuesday.

Guwahati: The Mizoram Assembly elections on Tuesday saw voting over 72 per cent.

Joint Chief Electoral Officer Lalhmingthanga told The Hindu that the provisional poll percentage was 72 when reports last came in.

“However, the final percentage is sure to go up as there were long queues in a large number of polling stations of Aizawl and other towns even after the polling hours were over,” he said.

Chief Minister confident

Mr. Lalhmingthanga said the elections were peaceful and there was no report of any untoward incident from any of the 1,026 polling stations in 40 constituencies. In six places, there was technical fault in some electronic voting machines and they were replaced. Chief Minister Zoramthanga expressed confidence that his Mizo National Front (MNF) would retain power for the third consecutive term.

“I am confident of the victory. We should be able to form a government for another term. People have overwhelmingly voted us to complete the unfinished work of development that was initiated by the MNF government over the past 10 years.”

The Chief Minister is contesting from the Champhai North and Champhai South seats.

Prominent among the 206 candidates are the former Chief Minister and PCC president, Lalthanhawla, and the former Chief Minister and World War II veteran Brigadier (retd.) T. Sailo, who is heading the United Democratic Alliance.

The counting of votes will be held on December 8.

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