Incumbent Chief Minister Pu Lalthanhawla and his party Indian National Congress won a majority and continued in government.

[2] Voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) along with EVMs was used on a large-scale for the first time in India,[3] in 10 assembly seats out of 40 in Mizoram elections.

MDA candidates include 31 Mizo National Front (MNF), 8 Mizoram People's Conference (MPC) and one Maraland Democratic Front (MDF) candidates.

All the seats were reserved for Scheduled Tribe candidates, except Lunglei South.

Indian National Congress won a large majority of 34 out of 40 seats.