India, Feb. 11 -- Voting for the election of 544 village councils across nine districts and 111 local councils in Mizoram is set to begin on Wednesday.

The State Election Commissioner (SEC), H. Lalthlangliana, expressed satisfaction with the peaceful conduct of the election campaign and said that he is hopeful for a free and fair polling process.

Lalthlangliana said that no untoward incidents were reported during the campaign period. He said the counting of votes will commence at 7pm, with results expected to be declared as soon as the counting is completed.

According to the SEC, a total of 6,829 candidates are contesting in the elections for 544 village councils, excluding the three autonomous district council areas in two districts. ...