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Mizoram assembly election, May 1978

30 assembly constituencies in Mizoram, 62.45% turnout.

Andaman and NicobarTelanganaAndhra PradeshArunachal PradeshAssamBiharChandigarhChhattisgarhDādra and Nagar Haveli and Damān and DiuDelhiGoaGujaratHaryanaHimachal PradeshJharkhandKarnatakaKeralaMadhya PradeshMaharashtraManipurMeghalayaMizoramNagalandOrissaPuducherryPunjabRajasthanSikkimTamil NaduTripuraUttar PradeshUttaranchalWest BengalLakshadweepJammu and KashmirLadakh
Seats
30
Candidates
154
1 women, 1 elected
Turnout
62.45%
1.4 lakh of 2.25 lakh
Leading party
PPC
22 of 30 seats

Party performance

Ordered by seats won in Mizoram

PartyWon+/−ContestedVotesShareShare +/−
PPCPPC22+222852,64037.47%—
INDIndependent8-1612687,83062.53%-5.03
3030 SEATS
  • PPC22 (73%)
  • IND8 (27%)
  • PPC22
  • IND8
PPC 22IND 8
  • PPC22
  • IND8

Constituency performance

From the 30 results in Mizoram

Closest contest
KAWRTHAH
won by 51 (1.04%)
Biggest victory
BUARPUI
won by 1,661 (64.16%)
Highest turnout
SUANGPUILAWN
81.52%
Lowest turnout
CHAWNGTE
40.16%

Seat change

Against Mizoram's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1972), matched constituency-for-constituency

30SEATS
  • Retained0 (0%)
  • Changed hands0 (0%)
  • New seat30 (100%)

0 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 0 changed hands. 30 did not exist at the previous election.

India’s constituencies have not been redrawn since the 2008 delimitation, so this compares the same seat boundary both times.

Vote share & turnout trend

Mizoram, every Vidhan Sabha election on record

VOTE SHARE
0%19%38%57%76%1972197819791984198719891993199820032008201320182023PPCIND
  • PPC
  • IND
TURNOUT
0%23%46%70%93%1972197819791984198719891993199820032008201320182023Turnout

Assembly seat results

All 30 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–30 of 30

Assembly seatWinnerRunner-upMarginTurnout
AAWNTUIPPCK. CHAWNGLIANAINDROBERT LALCHHUANA951.56%65.9%
AIZAWL EASTPPCTHANGRIDEMAINDLALSANGZUALA95717.11%64.0%
AIZAWL NORTHPPCTHZNGPHUNGA SAILOINDP.C. BAWITLUNGA80712.58%71.0%
AIZAWL SOUTHINDSAINGHAKAPPCDR. THANTLUANGA4466.90%64.7%
AIZAWL WESTPPCZAIREMTHANGAINDC. SILVARA1,09019.96%62.1%
BUARPUIPPCK. LALSANGAINDH. THANGKIMA1,66164.16%51.2%
CHAMPHAIINDLALTHANHAWLAPPCSAKHAWLIANA691.32%71.8%
CHAWNGTEINDKISTOMOHANINDS.P. DEWAN1384.04%40.2%
DEMAGIRIINDHARIKRISTOINDLIANBUKA89327.28%53.0%
HNAHTHIALPPCR. ROMAWIAINDTHANSIAMA KHIANTLE1,35823.62%60.0%
KAWRTHAHPPCC. VULLUAIAINDZALAWMA511.04%51.6%
KHAWBUNGPPCJ. KAPTHIANGAINDJ. THANGHUAMA3909.66%57.3%
KHAWHAIPPCVANLALHRUAIAINDHRANGTHANGA902.30%64.3%
KOLASITPPCCHAWNGKUNGAINDK.L. ROCHAMA81916.04%58.5%
LUNGLEIPPCLALHMINGTHANGAINDC. LALTHIANGHLIMA2,77548.24%63.5%
LUNGPHOPPCK. BAIKCHUNGNUNGAINDF. LALTHLAMUANA1,08631.19%60.7%
N. VANLAIPHAIPPCJ.H. ROTHUAMAINDNGURCHHINA1645.11%59.0%
NGOPAPPCB.P. ROSANGAINDVANLALHRUAIA1,14524.46%61.6%
PHULDUNGSEIPPCP. LALUPAINDRUALZAPA3078.98%49.8%
RATUPPCJ. THANKUNGAINDD. HNUNLIANA85718.78%60.7%
SAIHAINDR.T. ZACHONOINDROHNUNA3206.24%59.1%
SAIRANGPPCTIANGCHHUNGAINDH. HRANGDAWLA47310.61%59.0%
SAITUALPPCK.M. BAIKSAILOVAINDLIANNELA2574.59%65.3%
SANGAUINDK. SANGCHHUMPPCH. SIANGKNARA1413.41%75.1%
SATEEKPPCLALTHANZAUVAINDTHANGTINKHUMA982.22%66.8%
SERCHHIPPPCTHANMAWIIINDVAIVENGA1192.69%69.0%
SUANGPUILAWNPPCF. MALSAWMAINDH. THANSANGA3526.56%81.5%
TAWI PUIPPCH. KIAUTUMAINDSANGHLIRA COLBERT62715.14%67.1%
TLUNGVELINDC.L. RUALAPPCLALSAWIA942.16%70.6%
TUIPANGINDHIPHEIINDM. HIYCHHO88417.42%76.1%

Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in Mizoram alone — a different number from its national or all-state figures, and never mixed with them.

Frequently asked

Straight answers to the questions this result page exists to answer.

Who won the Mizoram assembly election, May 1978?

PPC won 22 of 30 seats in Mizoram, a clear majority.

What was the voter turnout in the Mizoram assembly election, May 1978?

Turnout was 62.45% — 1.4 lakh of 2.25 lakh registered electors voted.

How many assembly seats does Mizoram have?

Mizoram has 30 assembly seats.