Mizoram Election Results: ZPM Near Halfway Mark As Ruling MNF Trails In Early Trends

With the counting of votes in Mizoram starting at 8 am, the early trends are showing that the Zoram People's Movement (ZPM) party is close to crossing the halfway mark of 20 as ruling Mizo National Front led by chief minister Zoramthanga is trailing with leads on 8 seats.

The counting is being held in 13 centres across Mizoram. One counting hall has been set up for each of the 40 assembly seats at these 13 centres.

The counting was supposed to happen on Sunday along with Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Telangana.

However, it was deferred by the Election Commission following appeals by political parties, NGOs, churches and students' bodies as Sunday holds a special significance for the people of Mizoram, a Christian-majority state.

Mizoram has a total of 8.57 lakh voters of which 80.66 per cent had cast their votes on 7 November. A total of 10,585 voters in the state had cast their votes at home. Mizoram had witnessed an incident-free and peaceful voting that recorded 80.66 per cent voter turnout.