Repolling is
underway at the Muallungthu voting centre in Mizoram’s Aizawl South-III
constituency, said officials on Friday.
It was
necessitated as voting personnel did not clear the mock poll there ahead of the
Assembly election held on Tuesday, they added.
Repolling began at
7 am today and will continue till 4 pm. Till 9 am, 20 per cent voting was done
in the polling station in a peaceful manner, the officials said.
“There is no law
and order issue and voting has been peaceful so far,” said a senior poll
official. There are four candidates in the fray in the Aizawl South-III
constituency.
Ruling Mizo
National Front (MNF) has fielded sitting MLA Lalnunmawia while Baryl
Vanneihsangi has made his debut from Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM). Congress
fielded Rosiamngheta, while Zaichhawna Hlawndo of the Zoramthar group is
contesting as an independent.
Voting for the
40-member Mizoram Assembly elections was held on Tuesday (November 7) with a
voter turnout of 80.43 per cent.
The counting of
votes will take place on December 3.
