Overview
- The Aizawl Municipal Corporation election, which wrapped up Tuesday, recorded more than 61% participation with no major incidents reported.
- Voting ran from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. across 274 polling stations after the state declared a public holiday in areas under the corporation.
- Before polling day, nearly 94% of 2,768 senior citizens, people with disabilities and chronically ill voters used the home-voting option, according to the State Election Commission.
- Zoram People’s Movement, Mizo National Front and Congress fielded 19 candidates each, while the BJP nominated 11, making 68 contenders in all, including 28 women.
- Counting on April 27 follows a commission deferral tied to Board exams and the Assembly budget session, with the Model Code in force through April 30 and the 2021 result (MNF 11, ZPM six, Congress two) as the benchmark.