Assembly elections: Mizoram records 48.37% turnout till 1 pm

In Chhattisgarh, the 20 constituencies that are part of the first phase of the election registered a turnout of 44.55%.

Nov 7, 2023 - 14:30

Assembly elections: Mizoram records 48.37% turnout till 1 pm

Voting for the 40-seat Mizoram Assembly and 20 out of 90 Assembly constituencies in Chhattisgarh began on Tuesday.

Till 1 pm, the northeastern state recorded a voter turnout of 48.37%, while Chhattisgarh saw a voter turnout of 44.55%, according to the Election Commission.

Mizoram has a total of 8,56,868 registered voters spread across 1,276 polling stations. The voting process in the state began at 7 am.

The Mizo National Front, which is part of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance, had won 26 out of 40 Assembly seats in the 2018 polls. The Congress had secured five seats while the BJP won a single seat.

This time, the state is expected to witness a triangular contest among the Mizo National Front, the Zoram People’s Movement and the Indian National Congress.

A total of 174 candidates are contesting the polls. The Mizo National Front, the Congress and Zoram People’s Movement are fighting from all 40 constituencies. The BJP, the Aam Aadmi Party and independents are contesting 23 seats, 4 and 27, respectively.

Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga cast his vote at one of the polling stations in Aizawl on Tuesday morning.