Assam Lok Sabha polls: Decline in women candidates but female voters outnumber men 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 has a total electorate of 2,45,72,144 with 1,23,39,241 women voters and 1,23,25,293 male voters. This declining trend in women candidates has been continuing since the 2014 polls when there were 16 female aspirants. The ruling BJP has fielded one woman candidate, Bijuli Kalita Medhi, for the prestigious Guwahati seat, while the opposition Congress has nominated Mira Borthakur Goswami in Guwahati and Roselina Tirkey in Kaziranga.
Assam Election: Unfulfilled ST Status, Unemployment and Welfare Schemes Dominate Phase I news18.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from news18.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Guwahati: In the first phase of the Lok Sabha election, the Congress’s hope in Assam hinges on Gaurav Gogoi, son of Assam’s three-time former chief mi.
Long queues outside polling booths in Assam; Sonowal, Gogoi vote early orissapost.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from orissapost.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.