The Mizoram election authorities have completed training for officials who will take part in the vote counting process of the Lai Autonomous District Council – MDC Elections, 2025. The one-day training was held at the DC Conference Hall in Lawngtlai on Saturday, with a special focus on accuracy and strict procedures during counting. District Election Officer (DEO) Donny Lalruatsanga, who chaired the training programme, said that the counting process must be handled very carefully in order to maintain public trust in the results. He informed the officials that the credibility of the outcome would depend on how carefully every vote is counted, and he reminded the teams to follow all guidelines step by step.
According to the district authorities, the polling across Mizoram had taken place smoothly, mainly because of the cooperation extended by the polling officials, the MPF and various civil society groups and NGOs. The DEO also mentioned the Lungtian-II polling incident and said that necessary action had already been taken against the official concerned. He further added that ex-gratia assistance may be considered after the final reports are examined in detail by the authorities. During the session, Master Trainer Gilbert Lalhlimpuia explained the full counting method to the participants. The officials received instructions on handling Electronic Voting Machines as well as postal ballots.
They were also briefed about the main rules, key steps, and the dos and don’ts of the counting process. After the explanation, officials were allowed to ask questions so that there would be no confusion during the actual counting day. The counting of votes for the Lai Autonomous District Council – MDC Elections 2025 will begin from 8:00 am on Tuesday, December 9, at Government Lawngtlai College. Both EVM votes and postal ballots will be taken up on the same day.
