2013 Mizoram Legislative Assembly election

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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.

Quick Facts All 40 seats in the Mizoram Legislative Assembly 21 seats needed for a majority, Turnout ...
2013 Mizoram Legislative Assembly election

 2008 25 November 2013 2018 

All 40 seats in the Mizoram Legislative Assembly
21 seats needed for a majority
Turnout83.41% ( 1.06%)
  First party Second party Third party
 
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Leader Lal Thanhawla Zoramthanga Lalduhoma
Party INC MNF ZNP
Alliance UPA - -
Leader's seat Hrangturzo and
Serchhip (both won)
East Tuipui (lost) Aizawl West 1
and Kolasib
(both lost)
Seats before 32 3 2
Seats won 34 5 0
Seat change 2 2 2
Popular vote 255,917 164,305 99,916
Percentage 44.3% 28.7% 17.3%
Swing 5.7% 2.0% 7.3%

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Chief Minister before election

Pu Lalthanhawla
INC

Elected Chief Minister

Pu Lalthanhawla
INC

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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

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Perspective

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]

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Summary of results of the Mizoram Legislative Assembly election, 2013[6]
Political PartyFlagSeats
Contested
WonNet Change
in seats
 % of
Seats
VotesVote %Change in
vote %
Indian National Congress 4034Increase 285.02,55,91745.83Increase
Mizo National Front 315Increase 212.51,64,30528.65Increase
Mizoram People's Conference 81Decrease 12.535,26932.02Increase
Bharatiya Janata Party 170SteadySteady2,1390.87Decrease
Total40Voters5,73,417Turnout 81%
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Summary of the 25 November 2013 Mizoram Legislative Assembly election results[7]
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Parties and coalitions Popular vote Seats
Votes  % ±pp Won +/−
Indian National Congress (INC) 255,91744.3Increase5.4 34Increase2
Mizo National Front (MNF) 164,30528.4Decrease2.3 5Increase2
Zoram Nationalist Party (ZNP) 99,91617.3Increase7.3 0Decrease2
Mizoram People's Conference (MPC) 35,2696.1Decrease4.3 1Decrease1
Maraland Democratic Front (MDF) 5,4330.9Increase0.1 0Decrease1
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) 4,8350.8Increase0.7 0Steady
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) 2,1390.37Decrease0.07 0Steady
Independents (IND) 1,7640.3Decrease7.4 0Steady
Jai Maha Bharath Party (JMBP) 290.0Steady 0Steady
None of the Above (NOTA) 8,8101.5Increase1.5
Total 573,417100.00 40±0
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Elected Members

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Constituency MLA Party
Aizawl South 1R VanlalvenaIndian National Congress
Aizawl South 2Col ZS ZualaIndian National Congress
Aizawl South 3KS ThangaIndian National Congress
Aizawl North 1R RomawiaIndian National Congress
Aizawl North 2LalthanlianaMizoram People's Conference
Aizawl North 3LalthanzaraIndian National Congress
Aizawl East 1R LalrinawmaIndian National Congress
Aizawl East 2LalsawtaIndian National Congress
Aizawl West 1K SangthuamaMizo National Front
Aizawl West 2LalruatkimaMizo National Front
Aizawl West 3VanlalzawmaMizo National Front
SerluiK LalrinthangaIndian National Congress
TuivawlR.L. PianmawiaIndian National Congress
ChalfilhDr H NgurdinglianaIndian National Congress
TawiR LalzirlianaIndian National Congress
DampaLalrobiakaIndian National Congress
HachhekLalrinmawia RalteIndian National Congress
MamitJohn RotluanglianaIndian National Congress
TuirialHmingdailova KhiangteIndian National Congress
KolasibPC ZoramsanglianaIndian National Congress
LengtengH RohlunaIndian National Congress
TuichangLalrinliana SailoIndian National Congress
Champhai NorthTT ZothansangaIndian National Congress
Champhai SouthJH RothuamaIndian National Congress
East TuipuiT SangkungaIndian National Congress
SerchhipLal ThanhawlaIndian National Congress
TuikumEr LalrinawmaMizo National Front
HrangturzoLal ThanhawlaIndian National Congress
South TuipuiJohn SiamkungaIndian National Congress
Lunglei NorthPC LalthanlianaIndian National Congress
Lunglei SouthS LaldinglianaIndian National Congress
Lunglei EastJoseph LalhimpuiaIndian National Congress
Lunglei WestChalrosanga RalteIndian National Congress
ThorangZodintluanga RalteIndian National Congress
West TuipuiNK ChakmaIndian National Congress
TuichawngBuddha Dhan ChakmaIndian National Congress
Lawngtlai WestC. NgunlianchungaIndian National Congress
Lawngtlai EastH ZothanglianaIndian National Congress
SaihaK. BeichhuaMizo National Front
PalakHipheiIndian National Congress
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