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. 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.

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

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.

Parties and alliances

No. Party Flag Symbol LeaderSeats contested1. Mizo National Front Zoramthanga 312. Mizoram People's Conference T. Sailo 83. Maraland Democratic Front P. P. Thawla 1

No. Party Flag Symbol LeaderSeats contested1. Indian National Congress Lal Thanhawla40

No. Party Flag Symbol Leader Seats contested1. Bharatiya Janata Party Nitin Gadkari 17

Others

No. Party Flag Symbol Leader Seats contested1. Zoram Nationalist Party H. Lalrinmawia 382. Nationalist Congress Party Sharad Pawar 23. Jai Maha Bharat Party 1

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.

|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9; text-align:center;" ! class="unsortable"| ! Political Party !! Flag !! Seats Contested !! Won !! Net Change in seats !! % of Seats ! Votes !! Vote % !! Change in vote % |- style="background: #90EE90;" | | style="text-align:left;" |Indian National Congress | | 40 || 34 || 2 || 85.0 || 2,55,917 || 45.83 ||

| style="text-align:left;" |Mizo National Front | | 31 || 5 || 2 || 12.5 || 1,64,305 || 28.65 ||

| style="text-align:left;" |Mizoram People's Conference | | 8 || 1 || 1 || 2.5 || 35,269 || 32.02 ||

| style="text-align:left;" |Bharatiya Janata Party | | 17 || 0 || || || 2,139 || 0.87 || |- class="unsortable" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" ! colspan = 3| ! style="text-align:center;" |Total !! 40 !! style="text-align:center;" |Voters !! 5,73,417 !! style="text-align:center;" |Turnout ! colspan = 2|81%

| colspan="7"| |- bgcolor="#E9E9E9" ! style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2" colspan="2"| Parties and coalitions ! colspan="3"| Popular vote ! colspan="2"| Seats |- bgcolor="#E9E9E9" ! width="70"| Votes ! width="45"| % ! width="45"| ±pp ! width="30"| Won ! width="30"| +/− |-style="text-align:right" | width="1" bgcolor=""| | align="left"| Indian National Congress (INC) | 255,917 || 44.3 ||5.4 | 34 || 2 |-style="text-align:right" | bgcolor=""| | align="left"| Mizo National Front (MNF) | 164,305 || 28.4 ||2.3 | 5 || 2 |-style="text-align:right" | bgcolor="blue"| | align="left"| Zoram Nationalist Party (ZNP) | 99,916 || 17.3 ||7.3 | 0 || 2 |-style="text-align:right" | bgcolor=""| | align="left"| Mizoram People's Conference (MPC) | 35,269 || 6.1 ||4.3 | 1 || 1 |-style="text-align:right" | | align="left" | Maraland Democratic Front (MDF) | 5,433 || 0.9 ||0.1 | 0 || 1 |-style="text-align:right" | bgcolor="" | | align="left" | Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) | 4,835 || 0.8 ||0.7 | 0 || |-style="text-align:right" | width="1" bgcolor="" | | align="left" | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | 2,139 || 0.37 ||0.07 | 0 || |-style="text-align:right" | bgcolor="" | | align="left" | Independents (IND) | 1,764 || 0.3 ||7.4 | 0 || |-style="text-align:right" | | align="left"| Jai Maha Bharath Party (JMBP) | 29 || 0.0 || | 0 || |-style="text-align:right" | bgcolor="black"| | align="left"| None of the Above (NOTA) | 8,810 || 1.5 ||1.5

| colspan="7" bgcolor="#E9E9E9"| |- style="text-align:right; font-weight:bold;" | align="left" colspan="2"| Total | 573,417 || 100.00 || bgcolor="#E9E9E9"| | 40 || ±0

Constituency Wise Results Constituency Winner Runner Up Margin % # Name Candidate Party Votes % Candidate Party Votes %1Hachhek (ST)Lalrinmawia RalteINC7,85245.35SaikapthiangaMNF5,51931.872,33313.482Dampa (ST)LalrobiakaINC6,17243.27LiansuamaMNF5,01135.131,1618.143Mamit (ST)John RotluanglianaINC7,79845.81H.B. LianmungaMNF5,30831.192,49014.624Tuirial (ST)Hmingdailova KhiangteINC5,11939.12Joseph L. RalteZNP4,88037.302391.825Kolasib (ST)P.C. Zoram SanglianaINC6,07838.06LalchamlianaMNF5,48334.335953.736Serlui (ST)K. LalrinthangaINC5,66440.52LalhminglianaMNF4,25830.461,40610.067Tuivawl (ST)R. L. PianmawiaINC5,66845.41Gogo LalremtluangaMNF4,29734.421,37110.998Chalfilh (ST)Dr. NgurdinglianaINC7,17450.84L. T. Kima FanaiMPC3,44624.423,72826.429Tawi (ST)R LalzirlianaINC5,75745.42LalmalsawmiMNF4,81037.959477.4710Aizawl North - I (ST)R. RomawiaINC5,97037.08VanlalhlanaMPC5,31333.006574.0811Aizawl North - II (ST)LalthanlianaMPC6,87541.53H. LiansailovaINC6,56439.653111.8812Aizawl North-III (ST)Lal ThanzaraINC6,26245.48Lalchhandama RalteMNF5,51240.037505.4513Aizawl East - IR. LalrinawmaINC6,22137.72Lalhmangaiha SailoMPC5,79935.164222.5614Aizawl East II (ST)LalsawtaINC4,99238.31Sailothanga SailoMNF4,81536.951771.3615Aizawl West I (ST)K SangthuamaMNF6,38736.61TlangthanmawiiINC5,92533.964622.6516Aizawl West II (ST)LalruatkimaMNF6,57543.47Dr. Lalmalsawma NghakaINC5,94539.316304.1617Aizawl West III (ST)VanlalzawmaMNF5,76537.99R. SelthuamaINC4,78731.549786.4518Aizawl South I (ST)R. VanlalvenaINC6,46339.59R. K. LianzualaMNF5,16731.651,2967.9419Aizawl South II (ST)Lt. Col. ZosangzualaINC6,87839.79R. TlanghmingthangaMNF5,83533.761,0436.0320Aizawl South-III (ST)K. S. ThangaINC6,59441.50TawnluiaMNF5,92737.306674.2021Lengteng (ST)H. RohlunaINC5,68242.83L. ThangmawiaMNF5,51541.571671.2622Tuichang (ST)Lalrinliana SailoINC6,25848.66Dr. H. LallungmuanaMNF3,27325.452,98523.2123Champhai North (ST)T.T. ZothansangaINC5,93442.44T.C. KaphmingthangaMNF4,46431.931,47010.5124Champhai South (ST)Jh. RothuamaINC5,20340.99RosiamnghetaMPC3,55327.991,65013.0025East Tuipui (ST)T. SangkungaINC4,92643.37ZoramthangaMNF4,12836.347987.0326Serchhip (ST)Lal ThanhawlaINC5,71941.48C. LalramzauvaMNF4,98536.157345.3327Tuikum (ST)Er. LalrinawmaMNF4,46735.53K. LianzualaINC4,45335.42140.1128Hrangturzo (ST)Lal ThanhawlaINC5,17342.21LalthansangaMPC3,54528.931,62813.2829South Tuipui (ST)John SiamkungaINC4,91242.44J. LalchhuanaZNP3,34428.891,56813.5530Lunglei North (ST)P.C. LalthanlianaINC6,16847.15Dr. K. VanlallawmaMNF5,29840.508706.6531Lunglei East (ST)Joseph LalhimpuiaINC5,36749.32LalrinzualaMPC3,75634.521,61114.8032Lunglei West (ST)Chalrosanga RalteINC5,17446.27Dr. R. LalthanglianaMNF5,08045.43940.8433Lunglei South (ST)S. LaldinglianaINC6,23047.45Dr. K PachhungaMNF5,78044.024503.4334Thorang (ST)ZodintluangaINC6,42359.15Joseph LalzawmlianaMNF3,91936.092,50423.0635West Tuipui (ST)Nihar Kanti ChakmaINC6,91463.84Priti Ranjan ChakmaMNF3,58033.063,33430.7836Tuichawng (ST)Buddha Dhan ChakmaINC14,62669.43Rasik Mohan ChakmaMNF5,90028.018,72641.4237Lawngtlai West (ST)C. NgunlianchungaINC10,32352.72C. RamhlunaMNF8,78844.881,5357.8438Lawngtlai East (ST)H. ZothanglinaINC8,19148.65Vanupa ZathangMNF7,91847.032731.6239Saiha (ST)Dr. K. BeichhuaMNF7,32449.62S. HiatoINC7,10248.112221.5140Palak (ST)HipheiINC7,25656.86Pp. ThawlaMDF5,43342.581,82314.28

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