Elaborate arrangements have been made for the counting of votes for the assembly elections in Mizoram, which saw a three-way fight between the ruling MNF, the ZPM and the Congress, on Monday.
The counting was supposed to happen on Sunday along with Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Telangana. However, it was deferred by the Election Commission following appeals by political parties, NGOs, churches and students’ bodies as Sunday holds a special significance for the people of Mizoram, a Christian-majority state.
The state’s Additional Chief Electoral Officer H Lianzela told PTI that the counting will begin in all 13 centres at 8 am amid tight security.
One counting hall has been set up for each of the 40 assembly seats at these 13 centres, he said.
Postal ballots will be counted first, and from 8.30 am, the votes polled in the EVMs will be counted, he added.
Besides three counting centres in the Aizawl district, which has 12 assembly constituencies, one centre each has bee
