Polling for the Dampa Assembly seat was held peacefully on Tuesday with 83.07% of the 20,888 eligible voters exercising their franchise in the bypoll. Image for representation only. File
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The counting of votes polled in the by-election to the Dampa Assembly seat in Mizoram began at 8 a.m. on Friday (November 14, 2025), amid tight security arrangements. There will be five rounds of counting.
Postal ballots were being counted first, and then the votes cast in EVMs will be taken up, District Election Officer Lalnunfela Chawngthu said.
“There is only one counting hall and nine counting tables, including one for postal ballots, and each counting table will be monitored by a supervisor and two assistants,” he said.
The bypoll was necessitated following the death of incumbent MNF legislator Lalrintluanga Sailo in July.
Polling for the Dampa Assembly seat was held peacefully on Tuesday with 83.07% of the 20,888 eligible voters exercising their franchise in the bypoll.
Five candidates of the ruling Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM), the main opposition Mizo National Front (MNF), Congress, BJP and the People’s Conference (PC) party are in the fray.
With PTI inputs
Published – November 14, 2025 09:11 am IST
