Mizoram election dates: Polling on November 7, result on December 3. Here is all you should know
The Election Commission of India has announced that polls in Mizoram will take place on Mizoram 7, with results declared on December 3. In the 2018 elections, the Mizo National Front (MNF) won 28 seats, removing the Congress party from power. The ...
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The state polls may be impacted by recent violent incidents in neighboring Manipur.
November 3Ahead of the big fight in 2024 Lok Sabha polls, five key states -- Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Mizoram -- are going for polls this year. Election Commission of India (ECI) today announced that polling in Mizoram will happen on Mizoram 7 and the result will be declared on December 3. The term of the 40-seat Mizoram assembly is coming to end in January. What happened in 2018 Mizoram elections: The Mizo National Front (MNF) had managed to win 28 seats with a vote share of 37.8%. The MNF removed the Congress party from power. The main opposition Zoram People's Movement (ZPM) has six MLAs, the Congress has five, and the BJP has one.
The voter turnout in the 2018 assembly polls in Mizoram was 81.5 per cent.
Important dates: Date of notification: October 13, 2023 Last date of nominations: October 20, 2023 Date for scrutiny of nominations: October 21, 2023 Last date for withdrawal of candidatures: October 23, 2023 Mizoram election 2023voting: November 7, 2023
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Mizoram election 2023 result: December 3, 2023
The term of the 40 member Mizoram assembly ends on December 17, 2023. The Mizoram assembly election will be held in single phase.
Election name
Mizoram assembly election 2023
Authority
Election Commission of India
Term ending on
December 17, 2023
Total seats
40
Current government
Mizo National Front
Current chief minister of Mizoram
Zoramthanga
Major parties
Mizo National Front, Mizoram Pradesh Congress Committee, Indian National Congress
Mizoram Election date 2023
November 7, 2023
Majority seats
21
Mizoram elections 2023: The Mizo National Front (MNF) recently announced its candidate list for the 40-member assembly. Chief Minister Zoramthanga is set to run from Aizawl East-I, a seat he secured in the 2018 assembly elections. The MNF will contest in all 40 assembly constituencies. The MNF's candidate list includes two women and 15 new faces.
The state polls are happening in the shadows of recent violence incidents in neighbouring state Manipur. The issue may impact the outcome of state elections in Mizoram.
