Explained | Assam s delimitation test thehindu.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thehindu.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma’s Jalukbari constituency, which he had been representing since 2001, will be divided into three parts while BJP leader and assembly Speaker Biswajit Daimary's Panery constituency will no longer exist.
While the BJP has said Assam's draft delimitation plan 'protects indigenous interests', Opposition parties allege it divides voters on religious lines.
Assembly polls: Phase 2 voting ends amid violence, Mamata s dharna in Bengal; high woman turnout in Assam
Voting was conducted for the second phase of assembly elections in West Bengal and Assam amid heavy security cover as well as Covid-19 restrictions. The exercise went peacefully in Assam but tensions flared in Bengal, which not only saw incidents of violence but also an enraged CM Mamata Banerjee accuse the Election Commission of favouring the BJP.
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The second phase of polling in Assam and Bengal summed up in three pictures.
More than 1 crore people voted to elect candidates across 30 seats in Bengal and 39 seats in Assam respectively as the second phase of voting in the 2021 Assembly elections took place on Thursday.