2008 Mizoram Legislative Assembly election
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All 40 seats in the Mizoram Legislative Assembly 21 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 611,618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 82.35% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Results by constituency | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
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| 1. | Mizo National Front | 
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Zoramthanga | 39 | |
| 2. | Maraland Democratic Front | 
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P. P. Thawla | 1 |
| No. | Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Seats contested |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Indian National Congress | 
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Lal Thanhawla | 40 |
ZNP+MPC Alliance
| No. | Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Seats contested |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Zoram Nationalist Party |
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H. Lalrinmawia | 17 |
| 2. | Manipur Peoples Council |
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16 |
Others
| No. | Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Seats contested |
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| 1. | Lok Jan Shakti Party | 
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Ram Vilas Paswan | 38 | |
| 2. | Bharatiya Janata Party | 
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Rajnath Singh | 9 |
| 3. | Nationalist Congress Party | 
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Sharad Pawar | 6 |
| 4. | Lok Bharati |
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| 5. | Janata Dal (United) | _Flag.svg.png){kind=small}
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Sharad Yadav | 2 |
Result
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Indian National Congress | 195,614 | 40.03 | 32 |  20 | |
| Mizo National Front | 154,132 | 31.54 | 3 |  17 | |
| Mizoram People's Conference | 38,684 | 7.92 | 2 | 1 | |
| Zoram Nationalist Party | 51,403 | 10.52 | 2 | 0 | |
| Maraland Democratic Front | 4,206 | 0.86 | 1 | 0 | |
| Others | 5,988 | 1.23 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independents | 38,684 | 7.92 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 488,711 | 100.00 | 40 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 488,711 | 99.86 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 709 | 0.14 | |||
| Total votes | 489,420 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 611,618 | 80.02 | |||
| Source: ECI[6] | |||||
Elected Members
References
- ^ "Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram poll dates changed". India Today. 11 November 2008. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- ^ "Congress set to sweep Mizoram". India Today. 8 December 2008. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- ^ "Cong sweeps Mizoram polls, gets 2/3 majority". News18. 8 December 2008. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- ^ "Mizoram Election Result". www.sify.com. Archived from the original on 23 January 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ "Mizoram 2008 - Mizoram - Election Commission of India". Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1983 to the Legislative Assembly of Assam". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 10 February 2022.