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- Published: December 4, 2023 11:09
New Delhi: In a historic turn of events, Zoram People’s Moment (ZPM) won the Mizoram 2023 State Legislative Elections to form their government for the first time in the state.
They secured the majority being their closest opponents, Mizo National Front (MFN), by a significant margin.
ZPM chief and chief ministerial candidate Lalduhoma said he will meet the Governer, on either Tuesday or Wednesday.
#WATCH | #MizoramElections2023 | Serchhip: ZPM Chief Ministerial candidate Lalduhoma says,”… Tomorrow or the day after tomorrow I will meet the Governor…Swearing-in will be within this month… pic.twitter.com/An2dikjljq
— ANI (@ANI) December 4, 2023
The results of the Mizoram State Legislative Assembly Elections are out on Monday, revealing the final verdict on all the 40 seats in the state.
Mizoram was one of the five states whose elections took place last month, but the results of the election were announced one day after the results of all the others, as announced earlier by the Election Commission of India.
The primary battle in the state was between the two local parties, Mizo National Front (MNF) and Zoram People’s Moment (ZPM).
2023 Election Results
| Party | Lead | Won |
| ZPM | 0 | 27 |
| MNF | 3 | 7 |
| INC | 0 | 1 |
| BJP | 0 | 2 |
| Others | 0 | 0 |
Live Updates:
11:40 Zoramthanga loses
The incumbent chief minister, Zoramthanga, lost from the Aizawal East-1 constituency to ZPM’s leader, Lalthansanga.
11:01 Not surprised with victory, says ZPM chief
ZPM chief and chief ministerial candidate Lalduhoma, in his talk with ANI, says he is not surprised with the win. However, he wants to wait for full results before celebrating.
#WATCH | Mizoram Elections | Serchhip: ZPM Chief Ministerial candidate Lalduhoma says, “…I am not surprised this is what I expected… Let the full results come out… The counting process is going on…” pic.twitter.com/HtxSa4xuAj
— ANI (@ANI) December 4, 2023
9:54 ZPM wins their first
ZPM won the first seat in the 2023 Mizoram state assembly election.
9:32 Zoramthanga in lead
As per the reports, the incumbent chief minister, Zoramthanga, is ahead in Aizawl East-I, while MNF vice-president Tawnluia is leading in his constituency, Tuichang.
9:20 EVM counting also started
#WATCH | Mizoram Elections | Aizawl: Nazuk Kumar, Deputy Commissioner, says, “…We started at 8 a.m. with the postal ballots…Now we have started with round one of EVMs…Everything is peaceful… We have 12 counting halls…We are prepared for any victory procession and any… pic.twitter.com/4Nga6t9jsT
— ANI (@ANI) December 4, 2023
8:58 BJP joins the party
BJP joins the fray with a lead on one seat.
8:48 ZPM running away with lead
ZPM is running away with a win early trends with a lead on 21 seats.
8:32 Congress joins the fray
Congress joins MNF and ZPM in early trends with lead on 2 seats.
8:29 Early tends goes in favour of ZPM
ZPM takes an early lead in the trends with a lead on seven seats.
8:02 Counting begins
Counting begins for 40 state assembly seats in Mizoram. Counting of postal ballots will be done first, followed by EVM.
2018 Election Results
On November 28, 2018, the last legislative assembly election was conducted in Mizoram to choose representatives for each of the state’s forty seats. In the election, the Mizo National Front won 26 seats, making it the first instance in the history of Indian politics where Congress was not in the charge of any state in Northeast India.
