Mizoram Legislative Assembly election, 2013

Mizoram Legislative Assembly election, 2013

25 November 2013

All 40 seats in the Mizoram Legislative Assembly 21 seats needed for a majority Turnout 81%   First party Second party   Leader Pu Lalthanhawla Pu Zoramthanga Party INC MNF Seats before 32 3 Seats after 34 5 Seat change 2 2

Chief Minister before election Pu Lalthanhawla INC Elected Chief Minister Pu Lalthanhawla INC

2013 Mizoram State Assembly Elections were held on November 25 and results were declared on December 9.^[1] The main contest was between Incumbent Indian National Congress and Mizo National Front-led Mizoram Democratic Alliance. Incumbent Chief Minister is Pu Lalthanhawla and his party Indian National Congress won majority and formed government.

Polls

The election for 40 seats legislative assembly was held on November 25, 2013. Total 81% voter turnout was recorded. There were 6.9 lakh eligible voters.^[2]

Voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) along with EVMs was used on a large-scale for the first time in India,in 10 assembly seats out of 40 in Mizoram elections.^[3] There were total 142 candidates including 40 Congress and 40 Mizoram Democratic Alliance (MDA) candidates. MDA candidates include 31 Mizo National Front (MNF), 8 Mizoram People's Conference (MPC) and one Maraland Democratic Front (MDF) candidates. 38 Zoram Nationalist Party, 17 Bharatiya Janata Party, 2 Nationalist Congress Party and one Jai Maha Bharath Party candidate also contested. There were total six female candidates including 3 Bharatiya Janata Party candidates, one Congress, one MNF and one other female candidate. All the seats were reserved for Scheduled Tribe candidates, except Lunglei South.^[2]

A voter-verifiable paper audit trail system was used in 10 seats for the first time. The seven armed battalion of state police and 31 companies of central para-military forces and other state police were deployed for peaceful election.^[2]

Results

The result was declared on December 9, 2013. Indian National Congress won 34 seats while Mizo National Front and Mizoram People's Conference won five and one seat respectively. Thus INC won majority and retained the assembly.^[4]

 Summary of results of the Mizoram Legislative Assembly election, 2013 ^[5]

	Political Party	Flag	Seats Contested	Won	Net Change in seats	% of Seats	Votes	Vote %	Change in vote %
	Indian National Congress		-	34	2	85.0		-
	Mizo National Front		-	5	2	12.5		-
	Mizoram People's Conference		-	1	1	2.5		-
			Total	40	Voters		Turnout	81%

References

1. "EC revises dates for Mizoram Assembly Elections 2013". Retrieved 23 October 2013.
2. "81 per cent turnout in peaceful polling in Mizoram". Rediff News. 2013-11-24. Retrieved 2013-12-09.
3. "VVPATs to be used on large-scale for 1st time in Mizoram polls". The Hindu. 2013-11-24. Retrieved 2013-12-09.
4. "Assembly Elections December 2013 Results". ECI. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2013-12-12.
5. "Assembly Elections December 2013 Results". Election Commission of India. Retrieved April 3, 2014.