2023 Mizoram Legislative Assembly election

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All 40 seats in the Mizoram Legislative Assembly 21 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Turnout	80.66% (0.95 pp)[1][2]
Majority party Minority party   Leader Lalduhoma Zoramthanga Party ZPM MNF Leader since 2018 1998 Leader's seat Serchhip (won) Aizawl East 1 (lost) Last election 22.9%, 8 seats 37.7%, 26 seats Seats won 27 10 Seat change 19 16 Popular vote 2,65,755 2,46,338 Percentage 37.86% 35.10% Swing 14.96 pp 2.6 pp   Third party Fourth party   Leader Vanlalhmuaka Lalsawta Party BJP INC Leader since 2018 2018 Leader's seat Dampa (lost) Aizawl West 3 (lost) Last election 8.09%, 1 seat 28.9%, 5 seats Seats won 2 1 Seat change 1 4 Popular vote 35,524 1,46,113 Percentage 5.06% 20.82% Swing 3.03 pp 9.16 pp
Structure of the Mizoram Legislative Assembly after the election
Chief Minister before election Zoramthanga MNF Chief Minister after election Lalduhoma ZPM

Legislative Assembly elections were held in Mizoram on 7 November 2023 to elect all 40 members of Mizoram Legislative Assembly, which had 174 candidates and saw 80.66% voter turnout. The votes were counted on 4 December 2023 which showed the Zoram People's Movement's victory winning 27 seats out of 40.^[2]

Background

The tenure of Mizoram Legislative Assembly is scheduled to end on 17 December 2023.^[3] The previous assembly elections were held in November 2018. After the election, Mizo National Front formed the state government, with Zoramthanga becoming Chief Minister.^[4]

The total number of voters in Mizoram is 40,78,681, comprising 19,93,937 male, 20,84,675 female and 69 third genders.^[5]

Schedule

The election schedule was announced by the Election Commission of India on 9 October 2023.^[6][7] The date of counting of votes was postponed from 3 December 2023 to 4 December 2023.^[8][9]

Parties and alliances

Source:^[10][11][12]

Party		Flag	Symbol	Leader	Seats Contested
	Mizo National Front			Zoramthanga	40
	Indian National Congress			Lalsawta[13]	40
	Zoram People's Movement			Lalduhawma	40
	Bharatiya Janata Party			Vanlalhmuaka[14]	23
	Aam Aadmi Party			Andrew Lalremkima[15]	4
	INDEPENDENT				27

Candidates

Campaigns

Violence between the Kuki (who constitute the majority in the state) Christian minority and the Meitei Hindu majority in the neighbouring state of Manipur that year was a major political issue alongside clashes between police personnel of the state & that of the neighbouring state of Assam over border disputes in 2021.^{[citation needed]}

Mizo National Front

Manifesto

MNF Election Manifesto:^[20]

• Unification of Zo people across the world under one government with "higher authority" in accordance with the UN's 2007 Declaration on the Rights of the Indigenous People.
• Implementation of all clauses of the Mizoram Peace Accord of 1986
• Border Protection

Indian National Congress

Manifesto

Indian National Congress Election Manifesto:^[21]

• Reintroduction of the Old Pension Scheme
• Subsidized LPG cylinders at Rs 750 for poor households
• 'Tang Puihna' scheme - Rs 2 lakh financial assistance to farmers and entrepreneurs to develop sustainable economic and livelihood activities.
• Budgetary provision of Rs 5 crore every year, for Cancer patients.
• 'Young Mizo entrepreneurs programme' to fund startups.
• Old-age pension of Rs 2,000 per month.
• Health insurance cover of Rs 15 lakh per family for Hospital treatments.

Bharatiya Janata Party

Manifesto

BJP Election Manifesto:^[22]

• “Mission EDU Upgrade or Education upgrade" and “Zirlai Simathawana Mission" with budget of ₹250 crore and ₹350 crore respectively to renovate the government schools and colleges.
• Establishment of Mizoram sports academy.
• Scholarships for athletes.
• Launching of Mizoram Olympic mission
• Upgrading the Zoram medical college in Mizoram as the regional institute of medical sciences
• Launching "Operation Drug Free Mizoram" to curb the drug addiction among youth.
• Women empowerment scheme to give ₹1.5 lakh financial assistance to every girl child.
• 33% reservation for women in government jobs Urban and Rural infrastructure
• 'Mizoram Urban Infrastructure Development Mission' and 'Mizoram Rural Infrastructure Development Mission' with a budget of ₹400 crore and ₹950 crore respectively.
• Introduction of Mizo Agri Infra Mission with ₹1000 crore investment to revamp the agricultural infrastructure.
• Resolving long-standing border with Assam government.

Voting

Turnout

The highest voter participation was at Serchhip district at (84.78%), followed by the Mamit district (84.23%) and the Hnahthial district (84.1%). The Assembly constituency with highest turnout was Tuikum at 87.32%.^[23]

The female voters had a slightly higher turnout (81.25%) than male voters (80.04%).^[23]

Re-polling

Re-polling was done in the Muallungthu voting centre in Aizawl South-III constituency on 10 November 2023 because the voting personnel did not clear the mock poll data from the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM).^[24][25]

Surveys and polls

Opinion polls

Exit polls

Opinion polls were released on 30 November 2023.^[28][29][30]

Results

Results were initially scheduled to be published on 3 December alongside those of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan & Telangana but was rescheduled to 4 December, because of 3 December being a major holiday for the Christian majority in Mizoram that year.^[31]

Results by party

Source:

Party		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Contested	Won	+/−
	Zoram People's Movement	266,127	37.87%	37.87	40	27	19
	Mizo National Front	246,676	35.11%	2.59	40	10	16
	Indian National Congress	146,172	20.80%	9.18	40	1	4
	Bharatiya Janata Party	35,524	5.05%	3.04	23	2	1
	Aam Aadmi Party	615	0.09%	0.09	4	–
	Independents	4,753	0.68%	22.26	27	–
	NOTA	2,779	0.40%	0.06
Total		702,646	100%	-	174	40	-
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Results by district

Results by constituency