Northeast Desk, 20th April: The General Election to the Lok Sabha, 2024, took place on April 19, from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm. According to the ECI Voter Turnout Portal, the voter turnout as of 5 PM was 56.68%, which is lesser than the 2019 General Election to the Lok Sabha, where the final voter turnout was 63%.
Despite the election department’s efforts to encourage voter participation, Mizoram’s voter turnout remained below expectations. Mizoram often witnesses lower voter turnout in MP elections compared to Legislative Assembly elections, and despite severe activities organized to mobilize voters, the efforts seemed futile.
Lawngtlai District recorded the highest voter turnout with 63.36%, while Aizawl District recorded the lowest voter turnout of 53.13% among the 11 districts in the State.
As per the latest Electoral roll, Mizoram has 8,56,364 voters, out of which 4,14,805 are male voters and 4,41,559 are female voters. Additionally, there are 4,963 Service voters, 4741 voters aged 85 and above, 3396 PwD voters, and 36,370 young voters between the ages of 18-19.
Out of the 1276 Polling Stations, there are 751 Rural Polling Stations and 525 Urban Polling Stations. On average, there are 671 voters per Polling station. The Polling Booths in 765 Polling Stations will be monitored through webcasting.
Strong rooms have been designated and prepared in every district for the storage of EVMs after the conduct of elections. There are 40 Strong rooms, one for each Assembly Constituency. Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) and Mizoram State Armed Police personnel will be deployed to safeguard the Strong rooms and buildings day and night till Counting day.