2008 Mizoram Legislative Assembly election

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2008 Mizoram Legislative Assembly election
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2 December 2008
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All 40 seats in the Mizoram Legislative Assembly
21 seats needed for a majority
Registered611,618
Turnout82.35%
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Lal Thanhawla Zoramthanga
Party INC MNF
Alliance UPA NDA
Leader's seat Serchhip Champhai North
and Champhai South
(both lost)
Seats before 12 21
Seats won 32 3
Seat change Increase 20 Decrease 18
Popular vote 38.89% 30.65%
Results by constituency
CM before election

Zoramthanga
MNF

 Elected CM

Pu Lalthanhawla
INC

Elections to the Mizoram Legislative Assembly were held on 2 December 2008,[1] the counting was done on 8 December 2008.[2][3] There were 40 seats for the assembly elections. The Indian National Congress swept the elections by winning 32 seats, Mizo National Front 3, others 5.[4][5]

Parties and alliances

  MNF Alliance

No. Party Flag Symbol Leader Seats contested
1. Mizo National Front Zoramthanga 39
2. Maraland Democratic Front P. P. Thawla 1

  United Progressive Alliance

No. Party Flag Symbol Leader Seats contested
1. Indian National Congress Lal Thanhawla 40

  ZNP+MPC Alliance

No. Party Flag Symbol Leader Seats contested
1. Zoram Nationalist Party H. Lalrinmawia 17
2. Manipur Peoples Council 16

Others

No. Party Flag Symbol Leader Seats contested
1. Lok Jan Shakti Party Ram Vilas Paswan 38
2. Bharatiya Janata Party Rajnath Singh 9
3. Nationalist Congress Party Sharad Pawar 6
4. Lok Bharati 5
5. Janata Dal (United) Sharad Yadav 2

Result

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Indian National Congress195,61440.0332Increase20
Mizo National Front154,13231.543Decrease17
Mizoram People's Conference38,6847.922Decrease1
Zoram Nationalist Party51,40310.5220
Maraland Democratic Front4,2060.8610
Others5,9881.2300
Independents38,6847.9200
Total488,711100.00400
Valid votes488,71199.86
Invalid/blank votes7090.14
Total votes489,420100.00
Registered voters/turnout611,61880.02
Source: ECI[6]

Elected members

Constituency MLA Party
Aizawl South 1K LiantlingaZoram Nationalist Party
Aizawl South 2Lt Col ZS ZualaIndian National Congress
Aizawl South 3KS ThangaIndian National Congress
Aizawl North 1R RomawiaIndian National Congress
Aizawl North 2H LiansailovaIndian National Congress
Aizawl North 3LalthanzaraIndian National Congress
Aizawl East 1R LalrinawmaIndian National Congress
Aizawl East 2LalsawtaIndian National Congress
Aizawl West 1Lalduhoma Ex IPSZoram Nationalist Party
Aizawl West 2Brig T. SailoMizoram People's Conference
Aizawl West 3R SelthuamaIndian National Congress
SerluiK LalrinthangaIndian National Congress
TuivawlR.L. PianmawiaIndian National Congress
ChalfilhChawngtinthanga/Dr 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 TuipuiB LalthlenglianaMizo National Front
SerchhipLal ThanhawlaIndian National Congress
TuikumK LianzualaIndian National Congress
HrangturzoLalthansangaMizoram People's Conference
South TuipuiLal Thanhawla/John SiamkungaIndian National Congress
Lunglei NorthPC LalthanlianaIndian National Congress
Lunglei SouthS LaldinglianaIndian National Congress
Lunglei EastJoseph LalhimpuiaIndian National Congress
Lunglei WestDr. R LalthanglianaMizo National Front
ThorangZodintluangaIndian National Congress
West TuipuiNihar Kanti ChakmaIndian National Congress
TuichawngNirupam ChakmaIndian National Congress
Lawngtlai WestC RamhlunaMizo National Front
Lawngtlai EastH ZothanglianaIndian National Congress
SaihaS HiatoIndian National Congress
PalakPP ThawlaMaraland Democratic Front

References

  1. ↑ "Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram poll dates changed". India Today. 11 November 2008. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  2. ↑ "Congress set to sweep Mizoram". India Today. 8 December 2008. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  3. ↑ "Cong sweeps Mizoram polls, gets 2/3 majority". News18. 8 December 2008. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  4. ↑ "Mizoram Election Result". www.sify.com. Archived from the original on 23 January 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  5. ↑ "Mizoram 2008 - Mizoram - Election Commission of India". Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  6. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1983 to the Legislative Assembly of Assam". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 10 February 2022.