Mamit (Mizoram) [India], November 14 (ANI): 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 repoll

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