During an observation of the National Voters Day at Vanapa Hall here today, the CEO handed over appreciation certificates to the district administrators of Aizawl, Lunglei, Lawngtlai, Mamit and Kolasib which had achieved cent percent EPIC coverage during last year.
Now the entire Mizoram has achieved cent per cent EPIC coverage, the CEO said. Mizoram has an electorate of 6,53,208, according to the electoral roll 2012 published by the state election department today.
There are more female voters (3,31,664) than their male counterparts (3,21,544). The increase from the 2011 electoral rolls was 12,454 voters. Tuichawng assembly seat in south Mizoram's Lawngtlai district has the largest number of voters at 25,198 while the Thorang constituency in Lunglei district has the least electorate at 12,039. The sex ratio in the electoral roll was 1031 female in every 1000 male while according to Census 2011 the sex ratio was 975.
The CEO also handed over EPICs to 20 selected youths who got voting rights in the latest electoral revision. Speaking at the function, Mizoram People's Forum (MPF) secretary Lalbiakmawia Ngente said the MPF's efforts in ensuring clean and low-profile elections in Mizoram had received acclaim from the Election Commission of India.
The Election of Commission of India has advised all the states to arrange benches for voters in each polling booth on the polling day as has been practiced in Mizoram at the initiatives of the MPF, he said. Along with the rest of the country, the second National Voters Day was observed in all the district capitals of Mizoram.
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