Aizawl, Feb. 13 -- 71 per cent of over4.4 lakh voters cast their votes in Mizoram's village council (VC) polls and 64 per cent turnout was recorded in the local council (LC) polls held on Wednesday, an official said.

Pollingfor 110 LCs within two urban local bodies and 534 VCs across nine districts, excluding three autonomous district councils in two districts, has ended peacefully.

The official said the voting percentage could increase as detailed reports await.

He said there was no law and order issue or technical problem during the voting, which ended at 4 pm on Wednesday.

There are 544 VCs in nine districts and 111 LCs within the Aizawl Municipal Corporation (AMC) and the newly created Lunglei Municipal Council (LMC).

Of the 544 ...