Overview
- The Election Commission declared MNF vice president and former health minister R. Lalthangliana the winner with 6,981 votes, defeating ZPM's Vanlalsailova who polled 6,419.
- Counting began at 8 a.m. with postal ballots first and ran five rounds under tight security, with EVMs secured in a monitored strong room.
- Turnout reached 83.07% of 20,888 electors in a five-way contest featuring candidates from ZPM, MNF, Congress, BJP and People's Conference.
- Congress's John Rotluangliana received 2,394 votes, BJP's Lalhmingthanga 1,541, and PC's K. Zahmingthanga 50, while 45 voters chose NOTA.
- Parties had cast the bypoll as a bellwether for the upcoming Lai Autonomous District Council and Aizawl Municipal Corporation elections in the state.