Assam polls Phase-III voting: 33.18% turnout recorded till 11:30 am

Assam recorded a voter turnout of 33.18 per cent till 11:30 am on Tuesday in the third and final phase of the state assembly polls, as per the data provided by the Election Commission. With 41.09 per cent turnout, Bijni district registered the highest voter turnout so far, while North Salmara witnessed the lowest with […]

Assam polls Phase-III: Guwahati sees huge turnout, long lines in early hours

The third phase of polling for four seats in Guwahati on Tuesday witnessed a large turnout of voters. People were seen queuing outside polling stations even before the voting began at 7 AM. The voters of Jalukbari, Dispur, Gauhati East and West will decide the fate of several high profile candidates including ministers Himanta Biswa Sarma […]

Assam polls: Himanta Biswa Sarma along with family casts vote in Amingaon

NEDA Convener and Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma cast his vote at a polling booth in Amingaon under Jalukbari constituency on Tuesday. Sarma who has been winning the Jalukbari seat since 2001 is seeking a re-election for the sixth time. He was seen in a traditional Assamese attire while exercising his franchise. After casting […]

Polling begins for third phase of Assembly polls in Assam

Polling has begun for the third and final phase of Assembly elections in Assam across 40 constituencies. Four assembly seats in Guwahati, besides 8 seats in BTR and the constituencies in lower Assam is going to polls in the final phase. 337 candidates are in fray for 40 seats including 25 female candidates. Close to […]

Stage set for final phase of voting in Assam tomorrow; top leaders in fray

Assam is all set to vote for the third and last phase of Assembly elections on Tuesday. 337 candidates are in fray for 40 seats including 25 female candidates. Close to 80 lakh voters are expected to exercise their franchise across 12 districts. Four assembly seats in Guwahati, besides 8 seats in BTR and the […]

171 votes cast in Assam booth that has 90 voters

Total 171 votes were cast in a booth in Assam’s Dima Hasao district, even though 90 people were eligible to exercise their franchise, officials said on Monday, revealing a massive irregularity. The booth is in the Haflong constituency, which went to the polls in the second phase on April 1. Haflong witnessed 74 per cent […]

Magisterial probe ordered into Assam EVM row

A magisterial probe has been ordered to determine why a polling team in Assam carried an EVM in a vehicle owned by the wife of a BJP candidate, officials said on Saturday. Karimganj District Deputy Superintendent Anbamuthan MP issued an order on Friday night to probe the incident, which has snowballed into a huge controversy […]

74 women candidates in fray in Assam Assembly elections

Political parties have made promises galore to woo the 49.35 per cent strong women electorate but only 74 women candidates are in the fray for the three-phase Assam Assembly elections in 2021. The number of women candidates in this year’s Assembly election is less compared to the last two state assembly polls. In the 2016 […]

PM Modi urges Assam militants to join mainstream

Buoyed by a raft of peace agreements with underground outfits in the Northeast, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday made a fervent appeal to militants in Assam who have not surrendered yet to return to the mainstream as they are needed to create an ‘Atmanirbhar Assam’. Addressing an election rally here in Bodoland Territorial Region’s […]