What happened during the Chin State election?

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The military-appointed election commission conducted its first phase of voting on 28 December solely in Hakha and Tedim townships, the only two of Chin State’s nine townships deemed secure enough for the polls.

The junta officially excluded the remaining seven townships due to ongoing instability, marking a sharp contrast to the 2020 elections when nearly the entire state participated. This shift underscores the dramatic deterioration of security and territorial control in Chin State over the past five years, as resistance forces have increasingly challenged the junta’s administrative grip.

2025 Election Results in Hakha and Tedim

In Hakha, 12 polling stations were set up across eight urban wards. A total of seven candidates from four political parties contested three parliamentary seats: the Chin State Hluttaw, the Amyotha Hluttaw (Upper House), and the Pyithu Hluttaw (Lower House).

The Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) won all three seats.

According to the released vote counts, the current Chief Minister, Dr. Vung Suan Thang (USDP), won the State Hluttaw seat with 2,069 votes. For the Pyithu Hluttaw (House of Representatives), U Htlar Htan (USDP) and U Van Nee (USDP) were elected with 2,446 and 2,006 votes, respectively.