Polling is underway for assembly elections in Mizoram. Voting is taking place for all 40 assembly seats in a single phase today. Polling, which began at 7 AM, will end at 4 PM. 12.80 percent voter turnout was recorded till 9 am in Mizoram.<br />''<br />''More than 8.57 lakh electorates, including 4 lakh 39 thousand 26 women, will decide the fate of 174 candidates. The ruling Mizo National Front, Indian National Congress and the Zoram People's Movement have fielded candidates for all 40 seats, while BJP is contesting in 23 Assembly constituencies. Aam Aadmi Party is contesting in four Assembly segments. 27 Independent candidates are also in the fray.<br />''<br />''Out of the 1,276 voting centres in the state, 149 are remote polling stations. Around 30 polling stations along the inter-state and international borders have been declared critical and vulnerable. Security has been tightened across the state and along international borders with Bangladesh and Myanmar. Mizoram shares a 510 km border with Myanmar and a 318 km border with Bangladesh.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">At least 3,000 policemen and 5,400 personnel of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) have been deployed for the polls.  </span><br />