Counting of votes for Mizoram assembly elections begins amid tight security

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The counting of votes polled in the assembly elections in Mizoram began at 8 am on Monday amid tight security, officials said..

One counting hall has been set up for each of the 40 assembly seats at these 13 centres, he said...

Besides three counting centres in the Aizawl district, which has 12 assembly constituencies, one centre each has been set up in the 10 other districts, he said.. AllMadhya PradeshRajasthanTelanganaChhattisgarhMizoram..

In all, there are 399 tables for the EVMs and 56 for the counting of postal ballots, the official said.. Polling was held on November 7, and over 80 per cent of the state's 8.57 lakh voters exercised their franchise..

In the last assembly elections, held in 2018, the MNF had won 26 seats and the ZPM secured eight seats, relegating the Congress that bagged five seats to the third place..