2013 Mizoram Legislative Assembly election

The Mizoram Legislative Assembly election, 2013 was held on 25 November 2013 in all 40 constituencies of the Legislative Assembly of Mizoram. Results were declared on 9 December.[1] The main contest was between incumbent the Indian National Congress and the Mizo National Front led Mizoram Democratic Alliance. Incumbent Chief Minister Pu Lalthanhawla and his party Indian National Congress won a majority and continued in government.

2013 Mizoram Legislative Assembly election
25 November 2013
All 40 seats in the Mizoram Legislative Assembly
21 seats needed for a majority
Turnout83.41%
  First party Second party
 
Leader Pu Lalthanhawla Pu Zoramthanga
Party INC MNF
Seats before 32 3
Seats won 34 5
Seat change 2 2
Popular vote 255,917 164,305
Percentage 44.6% 28.7%
Swing 5.7% 2.0%
Chief Minister before election

Pu Lalthanhawla
INC

 Elected Chief Minister

Pu Lalthanhawla
INC

Background

The election for 40 seats legislative assembly was held on 25 November 2013. There were 6.9 lakh eligible voters.[2] Voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) along with EVMs was used on a large-scale for the first time in India,[3] in 10 assembly seats out of 40 in Mizoram elections.[4] The seven armed battalion of state police and 31 companies of central para-military forces and other state police were deployed for peaceful election.[2]

Candidates

There were total 142 candidates including 40 Congress and 40 Mizoram Democratic Alliance (MDA) candidates. MDA candidates include 31 Mizo National Front (MNF), 8 Mizoram People's Conference (MPC) and one Maraland Democratic Front (MDF) candidates. 38 Zoram Nationalist Party, 17 Bharatiya Janata Party, 2 Nationalist Congress Party and one Jai Maha Bharath Party candidate also contested. There were total six female candidates including 3 Bharatiya Janata Party candidates, one Congress, one MNF and one other female candidate. All the seats were reserved for Scheduled Tribe candidates, except Lunglei South.[2]

Results

The result was declared on 9 December 2013. Indian National Congress won a large majority of 34 out of 40 seats. Mizo National Front and Mizoram People's Conference won five seats and one seat respectively. 81% of eligible voters turned out to vote.[5]

← Summary of the 25 November 2013 Mizoram Legislative Assembly election results[6]
Parties and coalitions Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Won +/−
Indian National Congress (INC) 255,91744.35.4 342
Mizo National Front (MNF) 164,30528.42.3 52
Zoram Nationalist Party (ZNP) 99,91617.37.3 02
Mizoram People's Conference (MPC) 35,2696.14.3 11
Maraland Democratic Front (MDF) 5,4330.90.1 01
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) 4,8350.80.7 0
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) 2,1390.4 0
Independents (IND) 1,7640.37.4 0
Jai Maha Bharath Party (JMBP) 290.0 0
None of the Above (NOTA) 8,8101.51.5 N/AN/A
Total 573,417100.00 40±0

Elected Members
Constituency MLA Party
Aizawl South 1R VanlalvenaCongress
Aizawl South 2Col ZS ZualaCongress
Aizawl South 3KS ThangaCongress
Aizawl North 1RomawiaCongress
Aizawl North 2LalthanlianaCongress
Aizawl North 3LalthanzaraCongress
Aizawl East 1R LalrinawmaCongress
Aizawl East 2Lalsawta- Ex MCSCongress
Aizawl West 1K. SangthuamaMNF
Aizawl West 2LalruatkimaMNF
Aizawl West 3VanlalzawmaMNF
SerluiLalrinthangaCongress
TuivawlR.LalpianmawiaCongress
ChalfilhDr NgurdinglianaCongress
TawiR LalzirlianaCongress
DampaRobiakaCongress
HachhekLalrinmawia RalteCongress
MamitJohn RoltuanglianaCongress
TuirialHmingdailova KhiangteCongress
KolasibZoramsanglianaCongress
LengtengH RohhlunaCongress
TuichangLalrinliana SailoCongress
Champhai NorthTT ZothansangaCongress
Champhai SouthJH RothuamaCongress
East TuipuiT SangkungaCongress
SerchhipLalthanhawlaCongress
TuikumLalrinawmaCongress
HrangturzoCongress
South TuipuiJohn SiamkungaCongress
Lunglei NorthPC LalthanlianaCongress
Lunglei SouthS LaldinglianaCongress
Lunglei EastJoseph LalhlimpuiaCongress
Lunglei WestChalrosanga RalteCongress
ThorangZodintluangaCongress
West TuipuiNK ChakmaCongress
TuichawngDr BD ChakmaCongress
Lawngtlai WestNgunlianchungaCongress
Lawngtlai EastZothanglianaCongress
SaihaDr K BeichhuaCongress
PalakHipheiCongress

References
  1. "EC revises dates for Mizoram Assembly Elections 2013". Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  2. "81 per cent turnout in peaceful polling in Mizoram". Rediff News. 24 November 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  3. Deb, Debraj (7 November 2017). "VVPAT training in Tripura". The Telegraph. India. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  4. "VVPATs to be used on large-scale for 1st time in Mizoram polls". The Hindu. 24 November 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  5. "Assembly Elections December 2013 Results". ECI. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  6. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2013/MizoramAE_2013_stat_report.pdf
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