BJP maintains lead in Assam; Ranjeet Dass, Padma Hazarika, Ajanta Neog emerge victorious

Assam state BJP president Ranjeet Kumar Dass has won from the Patacharkuchi constituency. Dass defeated his nearest Congress rival Santanu Sarma with a margin of 41,442 votes. Ranjeet Dass who was elected from Sorbhog in 2011 and 2016, shifted his constituency to Patacharkuchi in this election. BJP candidate and four-time MLA Padma Hazarika also emerged […]

Assam election results: Himanta Biswa Sarma leading in Jalukbari by over 80,000 votes

In the high-profile Jalukbari seat, Assam Finance Minister and top Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Himanta Biswa Sarma is on his way to a thumping victory taking lead by a margin of over 80,000 votes. After the 17th round of vote counting, the NEDA Convener is now leading by 80,272 votes. Sarma has amassed 1,05,305 […]

Assam Assembly Elections: Winning candidates so far

The counting of votes for the Assam Assembly elections is underway. As per initial trends, the following candidates has emerged victorious in the assembly polls. However, Election Commission (EC) is yet to announce the final results. BJP Ajanta Neog — Golaghat Padma Hazarika — Sootea Bhaskar Sarma — Margherita Ganesh Kumar Limbu — Borchalla Prasanta […]

BJP will form govt in Assam, says CM Sonowal ahead of poll results

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal is confident of retaining power in the state as the trends suggest Bharatiya Janata Party leading. “As per the trends, it is clear that Bharatiya Janata Party will form the government in Assam with United People’s Party, Liberal (UPPL),” Sonowal told ANI on Sunday. Sonowal further said, “This is the […]

Assam poll results: UPPL’s Lawrence Islary defeats Pramila Rani Brahma in Kokrajhar East

United People’s Party Liberal’s Lawrence Islary has won from the Kokrajhar East seat by a vote margin of 18,306. UPPL candidate Lawrence Islary defeated senior BPF leader and six-time MLA Pramila Rani Brahma in the Kokrajhar East constituency. After the 15th round of polling, Lawrence Islary amassed 63,737 votes while Pramila Rani Brahma got 45,431 […]

Assam Election Results: NDA leading in Assam, ahead in 81 seats

According to early trends in the counting of votes in Assam Assembly elections, the ruling BJP-led NDA surged ahead of the grand alliance spearheaded by Congress and is leading in 81 seats. The Congress’ grand alliance is ahead in 39 seats, according to available trends. Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president Ripun Bora is trailing […]

Assam poll results: Himanta Biswa Sarma leading in Jalukbari after fourth round of counting

Top BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma is leading in Jalukbari with 24,947 votes after the four rounds of counting. Sarma, who has been representing the Jalukbari seat since 2001 is trailing his Congress rival Romen Borthakur by 15,927 votes. Earlier in the day, Borthakur claimed he would defeat Dr. Sarma by getting around 90,000 votes. […]

Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal leading in Majuli

Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal is leading in the Majuli. The vote counting for the Majuli seat began on Sunday morning at 8 am amid Covid protocols. In the first round of counting, Sonowal is leading by 5,338 votes over Rajib Lochan Pegu of the Congress after the end of second round. While the initial […]

Counting of votes for Assam Assembly polls begins

The counting of votes for the Assam Assembly elections, 2021 began at 8 am amid tight security and strict Covid-safety protocols on Sunday morning. Vote counting is underway at 331 halls across the State. The votes will be counted for 126 constituencies in 50 election districts adhering to safety protocols issued by the Election Commission. […]