BJP sweeps Mara Autonomous District Council elections

BJP has swept the election to Mara Autonomous District Council (MADC).

Out of 99 village councils, BJP won 41 village councils. Mizo National Front (MNF), the ruling party in the state, could manage to win 25 seats while the Congress and the Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM) got 8 and 2 village councils.

Independent candidates won 1 seat while there is no clear majority in 22 VCs.


Of the total 492 village council seats, the BJP won 232 seats, which included 47 seats reserved for women.

The MNF bagged 127 seats including 33 reserved seats, followed by the Congress which won 78 seats including 15 reserve seats.

Out of 43,120 votes, 33,432 voters, including 16,988 women voters exercised franchise on April 18 elections.