Voting for the first phase of Mizoram assembly elections commenced at 7 am on Tuesday. Over 8.57 lakh voters are expected to cast their ballot to decide the fate of 174 candidates in the fray for 40 seats in the Mizoram assembly elections.
Around 32.68 per cent voters cast their votes in the first four hours of polling, officials said. Voting will continue till 4 pm, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Madhup Vyas said. The votes will be counted on December
The ruling Mizo National Front (MNF), main opposition party Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM) and Congress have fielded 40 candidates each. The BJP and debutant Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) are contesting in 23 and 4 seats, respectively. There are 27 candidates, who are contesting as independents. Of the 1,276 polling stations, 149 are remote polling stations, while 30 voting centres along the inter-state and international borders have been declared critical and vulnerable, another senior official said. Assam Rifles is managing the Myanmar border, while BSF is in charge of the international border with Bangladesh.
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