Mizoram Assembly Election Results: CM Thanhawla Loses Both Seats

Mizoram CM and Congress candidate Lal Thanhawla lost from both his home turf Serchhip and Champhai South seat today.

File photo of Mizoram Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla.

(Photo: IANS)

Mizoram Chief Minister and Congress candidate Lal Thanhawla lost from both his home turf Serchhip and Champhai South seat on Tuesday, 11 December, Election Commission sources said.

The Zoram People's Movement's (ZPM) chief ministerial candidate Lalduhoma defeated CM Thanhawla by a margin of 410 votes in Serchhip, they said.

Thanhawla also lost to T J Lalnuntluanga, a political novice and Mizo National Front (MNF) nominee, by a margin of 1,049 votes in Champhai South constituency near the Myanmar border.