Assembly elections: Voting begins in Mizoram, 20 out of 90 seats in Chhattisgarh

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

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.

#WATCH | Chief Minister of Mizoram Zoramthanga casts his vote for the Mizoram Assembly Elections 2023 at 19-Aizawl Venglai-I YMA Hall polling station under Aizawl North-II assembly constituency. pic.twitter.com/w3MdGFLWme— ANI (@ANI) November 7, 2023

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