Aizawl, Nov 5: The election campaign for November 7 Mizoram Assembly elections came to an end on Sunday afternoon.
Though officially the campaigning ended on Sunday, Saturday was the last day for canvassing as most people went to church for Sunday prayers.
Mizoram’s 8, 57,063 voters, including 4,39,026 female electors, would decide the electoral fate of 174 candidates, including 16 women.
According to the 2011 Census, around 87 per cent of Mizoram population are Christian.
Election Officials said the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) and state police personnel have taken up positions in all the constituencies while several thousand polling personnel have either reached or were on the way to their designated 1,276 polling stations in 40 Assembly constituencies.
The ruling Mizo National Front (MNF), the main opposition Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM), and the Congress have fielded candidates in 40 seats each. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is contesting four seats, and 27 independent candidates are also in the fray.
Of Mizoram’s 11 districts, highest number of candidates (55) are fighting in 12 seats of Aizawl district while the lowest number of three candidates are in the lone seat of Hnahthial district.
In Mizoram, over 80 per cent voters cast their votes in most of the elections, with 80.82 per cent of the total of 6,90,860 voters having exercised their franchise in the 2013 Assembly polls while 80.03 per cent of the 7,74,757 voters cast their votes in the 2018 elections.
