Voting underway for Mizoram’s village and local council elections

Besides, elections are not held successful 9 VCs from 7 districts arsenic each candidates, the bulk of whom belonged to the ruling Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM), were declared elected unopposed, helium said.

Lalthlangliana said that voting began successful each polling stations crossed 9 districts astatine 7 americium and volition proceed till 4 pm.

He said that determination is nary instrumentality and bid contented till now.

Counting of votes volition beryllium held from 7 p.m. oregon arsenic soon arsenic voting is implicit successful each polling stations, helium said.

According to the State Election Commission (SEC), determination are 4,41,431 voters, including 2,24,089 women, successful 544 VCs, excluding 3 autonomous territory councils successful Siaha and Lawngtlai districts.

There are 2,03,837 voters, including 1,09,555 women, successful 111 LCs wrong the AMC and the recently created Lunglei Municipal Council (LMC).
The SEC said determination are 2,416 seats successful 544 VCs of which 613 are reserved for women.

Additionally, determination are 575 seats, including 157 reserved for women, successful 87 section councils wrong AMC and 148 seats successful 24 LCs wrong LMC, retired of which 38 seats are reserved for women, the committee said.

A azygous VC oregon LC usually has 3 to 7 members.

A full of 6,828 candidates are contesting the elections for 544 colony councils, the SEC said.

Besides, 2,076 candidates are successful the fray successful the LC polls, it said.