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Assam Lok Sabha Polls 3rd phase: Over 81 lakh voters expected to exercise franchise

First Published: 5th May, 2024 16:49 IST

12 candidates are contesting in Kokrajhar, 14 in Barpeta, 13 in Dhubri and 8 candidates in Guwahati.

Over 81 lakh voters will decide the fate of at least 47 candidates who are in the fray from 4 Lok Sabha seats going to polls in the third phase on May 7.

The total number of voters are- 81,77,207 including service voters- 28,116.

Out of these the total male voters are- 41,27,099, whereas the number of female voters are 40,84,130. There are a total of 112 third gender voters.

Polling will be held in 9516 polling stations.

12 candidates are contesting in Kokrajhar, 14 in Barpeta, 13 in Dhubri and 8 candidates in Guwahati.

Both, NDA (BJP, AGP and UPPL) and the Congress have fielded candidates in all the four seats.

In the prestigious Guwahati seat, the BJP and Congress have fielded women candidates and also newcomers. Bijuli Kalita Medhi is contesting on a BJP ticket from Guwahati, the Congress has fielded Mira Barthakur Goswami.

BJP’s ally Asom Gana Parishad is contesting from the Barpeta (candidate- Phani Bhushan Choudhury) and Dhubri (candidate- Javed Islam) seats while UPPL has fielded Joyanta Basumatary from the Kokrajhar seat.

Some of the other prominent names in the fray includes- AIUDF Chief and incumbent Dhubri LS MP Badruddin Ajmal, who will be defending his seat against former Assam cabinet minister and 5-time MLA Rockybul Hussain of the Congress.


In the Bongaigon seat, it is expected to be a triangular fight between NDA consensus candidate Phani Bhushan Choudhury of the AGP, Deep Bayan of the Congress and Manoranjan Talukdar of the CPI-M (Marxist).

SEE DETAILS OF NUMBER OF VOTERS, POLLING STATIONS HERE:

https://ceoassam.nic.in/lok_sabha/2024/Statistical_data/Phase%20wise%20Electors_and_PS_Details_2024.pdf

SEE THE FINAL LIST OF CONTESTING CANDIDATES HERE:

https://ceoassam.nic.in/lok_sabha/2024/pdf/Final_Contesting_Candidates_Phase-III_2024.pdf

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