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The floods have started receding in the state today, but the death toll has risen to nine with the death of a person in the Sivasagar district.

Guwahati: The Election Commission of India on Wednesday began its public hearings here on the delimitation proposal of Assam’s assembly and parliament.

The three-member team of the Election Commission of India (ECI), led by CEC (Chief Election Commissioner) Rajiv Kumar, began public hearings on the draft delimitation proposals for Assam today.

The full bench of the Election Commission of India (ECI) reached here on Wednesday to hold a series of public hearings on draft delimitation proposals for Assembly and Parliament constituencies of Assam. Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar and Election Commissioners Anup Chandra Pandey and Arun Goel along with senior officials of the ECI reached Guwahati this morning and started the three-day hearing at Srimanta Sankardeva Kalakshetra complex.

The EC had on June 20 published the draft delimitation proposal and sought suggestions and objections from the people until July 11.

ASACS added although sexual transmission has always been a main route of HIV transmission in the state, it has been observed that sharing of infected needles and syringes by the injecting drug users has also become a major cause of HIV transmission in Assam during the recent years which is a matter of concern.

Guwahati: Infrastructure development has turned villages into death traps on the western fringes of Guwahati which are fast turning into industrial zo.

The full team of the Election Commission arrived in Assam on Wednesday and began the three-day public hearing on the various proposals submitted by different political parties, organisations, and individuals related to the ongoing delimitation ...

GUWAHATI – The full bench of the Election Commission of India (ECI) reached here on Wednesday to hold a series of public hearings on draft delimitation

Indias top election officials are holding public hearings in Assam to discuss proposed changes to the electoral map of the state. The draft delimitation proposal aims to alter the geographical boundaries of assembly and parliamentary constituencies, eliminating some seats and creating new ones. The process has faced criticism from opposition parties and social organisations, who claim that the proposed changes heavily favour the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party. The Election Commission of India has...