2008 Mizoram Legislative Assembly election

2008 Mizoram Legislative Assembly election
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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, Champhai South (both lost)
Seats before 12 21
Seats won 32 3
Seat change Increase20 Decrease18
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]

  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.