The Mizo National Front holds on
What happened
Mizo National Front held onto power, seeing off a rival that ran it close in the vote.
The MNF won 21 seats, unchanged from the election before.
The Indian National Congress trailed only barely in vote share — the slice of all ballots cast that went to one party or candidate — earning 30.1% against the MNF's 31.7%.
But it finished with far fewer seats: 12.
What changed
The party that had finished second at the previous election fell away almost entirely this time.
6 constituencies that had backed the Mizoram People's Conference last time went to the INC instead — the single biggest shift of the election.
The MNF itself barely moved, going from 21 seats to 21.
Notable numbers
A few numbers from that election stand out.
The tightest finish: Khawzawl, Mizoram was decided by just 20 votes — the narrowest margin, how far ahead the winner finished, in votes, over whoever came second, anywhere in the state that year.
At the other extreme, Suangpuilawn, Mizoram was won by a margin of 61.2% of the vote — the widest of any seat that year.
About 89.0% of registered voters turned out to cast a ballot in Vanva, Mizoram, the highest of any seat in the state that year.
Lawngtlai, Mizoram drew the most crowded ballot in the state, with 7 candidates standing.
The backdrop
Power in Mizoram's assembly continued to move between the same rival parties, as it had since the state's earliest years as a full state.