Overview
- Polling ran from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. across 41 stations under tight security with CAPF and state police deployments.
- Turnout rose steadily through the day, reaching 34.38% by 11 a.m., 56.35% by 1 p.m., and 75.15% by 3 p.m., officials said.
- Webcasting operated at 40 of 41 booths, with Zopui offline due to poor connectivity, according to election authorities.
- The CEO reported early VVPAT glitches at some stations were fixed immediately by replacing the affected units.
- The five-way contest features ZPM’s Vanlalsailova, MNF’s R. Lalthangliana, Congress’s John Rotluangliana, BJP’s Lalhmingthanga, and People’s Conference’s K. Zahmingthanga, with 20,790 eligible voters in the ST-reserved seat.