Assam Assembly elections: 38.08% voter turnout recorded till 1:10 pm

Assam recorded a voter turnout of 38.08 per cent till 1.10 pm across 39 constituencies in 13 districts during the second phase of the state assembly polls, according to the Election Commission of India. The Nowgowg constituency in the state has witnessed the highest voting percentage with a voter turnout of 54.10 per cent till […]

Assam polls: Sushmita Dev casts her vote in Silchar

Congress leader Sushmita Dev cast her vote at a polling station in Silchar during the second phase of Assembly elections in Assam on Thursday. Speaking to the mediapersons after casting her vote, Dev said, “Mahajot (grand alliance) is an inclusive alliance. BJP is a communal alliance.” Assam recorded a voter turnout of 22.85 per cent […]

Assam Assembly elections: Badruddin Ajmal casts his vote in Hojai

All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) President Badruddin Ajmal cast his vote at polling station No 21 in Hojai during the second phase of Assembly elections in Assam on Thursday. “PM Modi and Amit Shah have said they’ll send Bangladeshi infiltrators back. I want to ask them how many Bangladeshis have been sent back till […]

Voting temporarily halted due to EVM malfunction in Assam’s Silchar, Nagaon

Voting for the second and penultimate phase of Assam assembly elections on Thursday was temporarily stopped at polling stations at Silchar and Nagaon due to EVM malfunctions. In Silchar, the polling station number 146 at Nirtamoyee Balika Vidyalaya reported the malfunction, while the breakdown in Nagaon was reported at polling station number 26 at Nowgong […]

Assam polls Phase II voting: 10.51% voter turnout till 9 am

10.51 percent voter turnout have been recorded till 9 am in the second phase of polling in Assam Assembly elections spread over 39 constituencies, according to the Election Commission of India. Former MoS Railways and BJP leader Rajen Gohain cast his vote in the early hours at a polling booth in Nagaon. “BJP will get […]

Polling underway for Phase II of Assembly elections in Assam

Polling is underway for the Second Phase of Assembly Elections in Assam. Voting began on Thursday at 7 am and will be conducted till 6 pm. All necessary arrangements have been made to ensure free and fair polling during this phase. The Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) is being used along with Electronic Voting […]

Assam Assembly elections: Fate of 345 candidates to be decided in Phase II

The polling for the second phase of the three-phased assembly elections in Assam will take place on Thursday, April 1. Campaigning came to an end on Tuesday with political parties putting an all-out effort to woo the voters. The high-voltage campaign saw bigwigs from BJP and Congress touring the state several times in the past […]

Congress moves EC, seeks disqualification of Himanta Biswa Sarma

The Congress on Tuesday wrote to the Election Commission alleging that BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma had “threatened” Bodoland People’s Front chief Hagrama Mohilary and demanded that he should be disqualified from contesting the assembly polls and a case should be registered against him. In a memorandum to the poll panel, the party also demanded […]

Every promise in Bodo agreement will be fulfilled before 2022 for peaceful Assam: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday, while addressing a public meet in Assam’s Chirang, said Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will fulfil every promise made in the Bodoland agreement before 2022. “I have come here to promise you that the Government of India will implement every single promise made in the Bodo agreement before 2022 […]