Aizawl: The ruling Mizo National Front (MNF) today (Dec 2, 2003) secured a simple majority by winning 20 seats in the 40-member Mizoram Assembly, while the Congress secured 12 out of 38 results declared so far today.

Only one more result is yet to be declared.

Counting for the Suangpuilawl constituency, which witnessed kidnapping of three candidates in the November 20 election, was not taken up as the Election Commission was yet to take a decision.

Chief Minister Zoramthanga was returned victorious from both Champai and Kolasib constituencies.

At Champai on the Mizoram-Myanmar border, Zoramthanga defeated his Congress predecessor and rival Lal Thanhawla by 265 votes in a triangular contest.

PTI