Aizawl: Polling for 110 local councils (LC) within two urban local bodies and 534 village councils (VC) across nine districts in Mizoram concluded peacefully on Wednesday.
According to State Election Commissioner H. Lalthlangliana, voting commenced at 7 am and continued beyond the 4 pm deadline.
The State Election Commission (SEC) reported a 64.76% voter turnout in VC polls and 33.24% in LC elections till 8:30 pm. Lalthlangliana noted that the voting percentage may increase as detailed reports are awaited.
There are 544 VCs in nine districts, excluding three autonomous district councils in south Mizoram’s Lawngtlai and Siaha districts, and 111 LCs within Aizawl Municipal Corporation (AMC) and the newly created Lunglei Municipal Council.
Polling for a three-member Lalnutui VC in south Mizoram’s Lunglei district and a seven-member Lawipu LC within AMC has been rescheduled on Thursday and Friday, respectively, due to the death of candidates.
Elections were not held in nine VCs spread across seven districts as all candidates, the majority of whom belonged to the ruling Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM), were declared elected unopposed. Counting of votes has not commenced at the time of filing this report.
The SEC reported that there are 4,41,431 voters, including 2,24,089 women, in 544 VCs, while 2,03,837, including 1,09,555 women voters, in 111 LCs. A total of 6,828 candidates contested for the village council polls, with 1,651 candidates vying for 613 seats reserved for women.
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