Aizwal, Dec 3: The counting of votes in Mizoram which started on Monday morning at 8 am concluded in the evening, a day after it was originally scheduled (Dec 3, Sunday).

ZPM, the opposition party, swept the polls by winning 27 of the 40 seats, while the ruling Mizo National Front (MNF), led by Chief Minister Zoramthanga, bagged 10 seats.

The BJP, which contested 23 seats managed to win only two constituencies, while the Congress bagged only one seat.

However, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which contested on four seats for the first time, did not win even a single seat.

Polling for the 40-member Mizoram assembly was held on November 7, with more than 80 per cent of over 8.57 lakh voters having cast their votes to decide the fates of 174 candidates.

Government formation in Mizoram

Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM) on Monday said that it will stake claim to form the government in the North Eastern state of Mizoram after holding a consultative meeting of newly elected MLAs and senior party leaders.

ZPM working president K Sapdanga said the party meeting will be held on Tuesday to decide on claiming stake to form the government in Mizoram,

MIZORAM ELECTION RESULT 2023: HIGHLIGHTS

# ZPM secures dominant victory with 27 seats, MNF claims 10 in grand electoral triumph

# Outgoing Mizoram CM Zoramthanga said, “Because of the anti-incumbency effect and the people are not satisfied with my performance so I lost… I accept the verdict of the people and I hope that the next government will perform well… It (the reason) is the anti-incumbency and Covid onslaught.”

#WATCH | Aizawl: Outgoing Mizoram CM Zoramthanga says, "Because of the anti-incumbency effect and the people are not satisfied with my performance so I lost… I accept the verdict of the people and I hope that the next government will perform well… It (the reason) is the… pic.twitter.com/l8mN6aAXfo

— ANI (@ANI) December 4, 2023

# Zoram People’s Movement – ZPM wins 27 seats, Mizo National Front – MNF wins 7 seats, Bharatiya Janata Party – BJP won 2 seats and INC is leading on 1 seat.

# Celebrations continue at the Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM) office in Aizawl as the party looks all set to form the government in the state.

#WATCH | Mizoram Elections | Celebrations continue at the Zoram People's Movement (ZPM) office in Aizawl as the party looks all set to form the government in the state.

The party has won 19 seats and is leading on 8 seats so far – securing 27 of the total 40 seats. pic.twitter.com/IV57wMjJs7

— ANI (@ANI) December 4, 2023

# Incumbent CM and MNF Chief Zoramthanga suffers defeat in Election

#MizoramElectionResults2023 | State's Health Minister and MNF candidate Dr R Lalthangliana loses to ZPM's Jeje Lalpekhlua by a margin of 135 votes. pic.twitter.com/cLPGEkfob4

— ANI (@ANI) December 4, 2023

# ZPM wins 6 seat, crosses halfway mark in early trends

# Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM) candidate W Chhuanawma wins Tuichang Constituency in Mizoram Assembly Elections 2023.

# ZPM wins 1 seat, leading on 25; MNF on 9, BJP on 3 and INC on 2

# EC trends show ZPM leading on 26, MNF on 9, BJP on 3 and INC on 2

# ZPM leading on 24, MNF on 10, BJP on 3 and INC on 1

# EC trends show ZPM leading on 12, MNF on 8, INC on 2 and BJP on 1

#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

# ECI trends show, MNF leading on 5 seats, ZPM on 3, BJP on 1 and INC on 1

# BJP and ZPM (Zoram People’s Movement) and INC lead on 1 seat each

# First official EC trends in; BJP leads on one seat.

# Mizoram election saw tough fight between the ruling MNF, the ZPM, and the Congress.

# The counting of votes begins for Mizoram election 2023  begins.

#WATCH | Counting for #MizoramElections2023 to take place today. Visuals from a counting centre in Serchhip as boxes containing ballot papers being brought here. pic.twitter.com/PqIWtRKpDv

— ANI (@ANI) December 4, 2023

#WATCH | Counting for #MizoramElections2023 to take place today. Visuals from a counting centre in Aizawl as boxes containing ballot papers being brought here. pic.twitter.com/H8to3KfcIY

— ANI (@ANI) December 4, 2023

#WATCH | Preparations underway at the counting centre in Serchhip where the counting of votes for the Mizroam Assembly Elections will begin shortly. pic.twitter.com/QiedojHJ7B

— ANI (@ANI) December 4, 2023

#WATCH | Preparations underway for the counting of votes for the Mizoram Assembly Elections.

(Visuals from Deputy Commissioner Office Complex, Serchhip) pic.twitter.com/7TfiYwJWSQ

— ANI (@ANI) December 4, 2023

#WATCH | Aizawl, Mizoram: Preparations and arrangements have been made for the counting of votes for the Mizoram Assembly Elections on December 4. pic.twitter.com/iTHj5l7Sjw

— ANI (@ANI) December 2, 2023

The date of counting of votes for Mizoram was changed by ECI following representations from various quarters requesting for a change in the date of counting from December 3 on the ground that Sunday holds a special significance for the people of Mizoram, a Christian-majority state.

On November 28, a five-member delegation of NGOCC met Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar and other officials and urged them again to defer the counting date

The Commission, having considered these representations, has decided to revise the date of counting for the General Election to the Legislative Assembly of Mizoram from 3rd December, 2023 (Sunday) to 4th December, 2023 (Monday), it stated.

Earlier, the counting of votes was scheduled for December 3, along that in four other states including Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Telangana – where assembly polls were held last month.

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