Security increased ahead of Assembly elections across Mizoram

Security has been increased across Mizoram ahead of the Assembly elections reported news agency ANIThe polling teams have also reached their respective polling stations in Mizoram on Monday amid increased security arrangements ahead of the Assembly elections The polling for 40 assembly constituencies in Mizoram will be held on November 7 reported ANIPolling parties left for their respective polling stations in Mizoram on Monday ahead of the assembly elections they saidSaizikpuii Additional Deputy Commissioner said while speaking to ANI The polling parties are collecting their EVMs and polling materials Security personnel will go with each polling party Every security arrangement has been madeMore than 852 lakh voters will decide the fate of 174 candidates in Mizoram reported ANIAccording to the Chief Electoral Officers office Mizoram 852088 voters including 413064 male and 439028 female voters will exercise their franchise in 1276 polling stations reported ANIMizoram has 50611 electors in the age group 1819 who will be voting for the first time There are 8490 senior citizens above the age of 80 in the state reported ANITo conduct free and fair elections in the state around 50 companies of CAPF have been deployed in the state reported ANIThe ECI has identified 30 polling stations in the state as critical polling stations reported ANIThere are only 26 voters at 24 Thelep polling station under 34 no Thorang ST assembly constituency reported ANIOn the other hand a maximum of 1481 voters are at 24 Zemabawk VIII polling stations under 13 no Aizawl East I Gen assembly constituency reported ANIThe ECI data shows that there are 14924 voters in the Thorang assembly constituency which is the lowest voter constituency and the Tuichawng constituency is the biggest assembly constituency with 36041 voters reported ANIThere are 181 Polling Stations in Lawngtlai District of which 70 are within 36Tuichawng AC 69 Polling Stations in 37Lawngtlai West and 42 Polling Stations in 38Lawngtlai East AC reported ANIAccording to the Chief Electoral Officer Mizoram out of 1276 polling stations across the state 30 polling stations have been identified as critical reported ANINearly 5000 polling personnel will be engaged in the polling stations to conduct a free and fair election reported ANIThe third and final randomization of polling parties for the Legislative Assembly election was held on Sunday reported ANIThis randomisation exercise is meant to promote free and fair elections whereby polling parties for the 27 polling stations within the South Tuipui Assembly Constituency were assigned their respective place of duty using computer software reported ANIThe ruling Mizo National Front MNF is fighting to retain power while the Zoram Peoples Movement ZPM BJP and Congress will attempt to dethrone the incumbent government reported ANIMizoram is one of the five states undergoing assembly elections The counting of votes will be done on December 3 reported ANIIn a 40member Mizoram assembly the Mizo National Front bagged 26 seats with a vote share of 378 per cent to emerge victorious in the 2018 polls The Congress secured five seats and the BJP won one seatWith inputs from ANI