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MNF Retains Dampa: R Lalthangliana's 562-Vote Victory Amid Bypoll Battles

The Mizo National Front has successfully defended its Dampa constituency in Mizoram's bypolls. Candidate R Lalthangliana emerged victorious after a tight contest against ZPM's Vanlalsailova. This election was necessitated by the unfortunate death of sitting MNF MLA Lalrintluanga Sailo earlier this year. The win solidifies MNF's position as the main opposition party in the ZPM-ruled state assembly.

Key Points: MNF Candidate R Lalthangliana Wins Dampa Bypoll in Mizoram

  • R Lalthangliana secured victory after five rounds of vote counting
  • MNF beat ZPM's Vanlalsailova by 562 votes in close contest
  • Bypoll held following death of two-time MNF MLA Lalrintluanga Sailo
  • Victory maintains MNF's position as opposition with 10 assembly seats
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Mizoram bypolls: MNF manages to retain Dampa with R Lalthangliana securing win

Mizo National Front retains Dampa seat as R Lalthangliana wins by 562 votes against ZPM, securing MNF's 10th assembly seat in Mizoram opposition.

"MNF candidate emerged victorious, receiving 6981 votes - Election Commission of India"

Mamit, November 14

Mizo National Front (MNF) candidate R Lalthangliana has won the Dampa constituency by-elections by a margin of 562 votes, Election Commission of India announced on Friday.

Counting of votes for the Dampa bypolls commenced at 8 AM today, and after 5 rounds of counting, the MNF candidate emerged victorius, receiving 6981 votes.

The MNF candidate beat Zoram People's Movement (ZPM) candidate Vanlalsailova, who received 6419 votes, and Congress' Jon Rotluangliana who got 2394 votes.

Two other candidates, including BJP's Lalmingthanga and Mizoram People's Conference candidate K Zahmingthanga received 1541 votes and 50 votes respectively, while 45 people chose the None Of The Above (NOTA) option.

MNF has managed to retain the seat which had repolling following the death of MNF MLA Lalrintluanga Sailo on July 22, 2025 at a hospital New Delhi. Sailo was a two time MLA and part of MNF's National Core Committee.

With this win, MNF manages to have 10 assembly seats in Mizoram, being the opposition party while ZPM rules the state with a comfortable majority of 27 MLAs in the 40 seat assembly.

Bypolls for 8 assembly seats across 6 states and 1 union territory commenced at 8 AM today, along with the Bihar assembly elections.

Jammu and Kashmir's Budgam, and Nagrota; Rajasthan's Anta, Punjab's Tarn Taran; Jharkhand's Ghatsila; Odisha's Nuapada' and Telangana's Jubilee Hills also had their votes counted.

In Telangana's Jubilee Hills constituency seat, the fight is between Congress's Naveen Yadav, a leader from the Backwards Class (BC), and BRS's Sunitha, Gopinath's widow. The BJP has selected Lankala Deepak Reddy as its candidate.

In Odisha, the Nuapada Assembly seat fell vacant following the death of senior BJD MLA Rajendra Dholakia in September. Bharatiya Janata Party's Jay Dholakia will be eyeing to strengthen the party's position in the state's assembly as he faces BJD's Snehangini Chhuria and Congress's Ghasiram Majhi.

Vote counting took place in Anta constituency of Rajasthan's Baran district following the disqualification of BJP MLA Kanwar Lal Meena, who was convicted in a case dating back to 2005. He was accused of threatening a government official and was convicted in May this year.

- ANI

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Priya S
Interesting to see ZPM putting up a strong fight despite being the ruling party. In most states, ruling parties struggle in bypolls. Mizoram politics seems different!
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Arjun K
While I'm happy for the democratic process, I wish political parties would focus more on development issues rather than just winning seats. The people of Dampa deserve better infrastructure and employment opportunities.
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Sarah B
The article mentions bypolls across multiple states happening simultaneously. It's fascinating to see India's diverse political landscape in action - from Mizoram to Telangana, each region has its unique political dynamics.
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Michael C
Only 45 NOTA votes in Dampa constituency. Shows people are still engaging with the political process rather than completely rejecting all candidates. That's a positive sign for democracy.
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Kavya N
The bypoll was necessitated by the sad demise of MLA Sailo. My condolences to his family. Hope the new representative will carry forward his legacy of service to the people of Dampa. 🙏

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