Tuesday s polling in Assam a litmus test for BJP, Congress, others
Tue, Apr 06 2021 08:19:23 AM
Guwahati, Apr 6 (IANS): Tuesday s third and final phase of polling in 40 of the 126-member Assam Assembly is a litmus test for both the ruling BJP-led alliance and the opposition Congress-led Mahajot (grand alliance).
Of the 40 Assembly segments, bordering Bhutan, West Bengal and Arunachal Pradesh, at least 13 seats are Muslim majority, six reserved for the tribals and two reserved for the people belonging to the scheduled caste.
Tuesday s electoral battle in 12 districts, according to the political experts, would be decisive for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the main opposition Congress as both the parties had won 11 seats each in the 2016 Assembly polls.
Polling today for third and final phase in Assam Assembly polls ANI | Updated: Apr 06, 2021 07:31 IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], April 6 (ANI): Polling for the third and final phase of the tea-garden state of Assam began on Tuesday morning with security arrangements in place.
To boost the morale, Mekhela Chadors (a popular Assamese saree) have been given to women polling personnel in Goalpara. Special counters for the convenience of women polling personnel set up in Goalpara; training and confidence-building conducted. To boost morale, Mekhela Chadors given to all 160 women polling personnel. #AssamAssemblyPolls #assemblyelection2021, tweeted the Election Commission of India.
As many as 320 Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) companies have been deployed to ensure a free and fair election in the state.
GUWAHATI: The third and final phase Assam polls on Tuesday recorded a voters’ turnout of 82.28%.
The first two phases of polling in 47 and 39 constituencies had recorded voters’ turnout of 79.97% and 80.96% respectively.
Forty of the state’s 126 constituencies, spread across 12 districts of Lower Assam, went to polls on Tuesday. In the 2016 elections, BJP and Congress had won 11 of these seats each, All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) six, Bodoland People’s Front eight, and Asom Gana Parishad four.
Polling was by and large peaceful although there were some stray incidents of violence. The police had to use force when two groups of people clashed over some issues at a polling station in the Golakganj constituency in Dhubri district.
Over 82 % polling in final phase of voting in Assam(Night Ld)
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Kokrajhar: Voters queue up outside a polling station to cast their votes for the second phase of Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) elections, in Assam s Kokrajhar district on Dec 10, 2020. (Photo: IANS) Image Source: IANS News
Kokrajhar: Voters queue up at a polling station to cast their votes during re-polling for the Lok Sabha constituency of Kokrajhar, on May 6, 2019. (Photo: IANS) Image Source: IANS News
Guwahati, April 6 : More than 82 per cent of the total 79,19,641 voters exercised their franchise in the third and final phase of the Assam Assembly polls, held in 40 constituencies amid tight security on Tuesday, according to election officials.
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