Voting for 47 constituencies going to polls in Phase-I of the Assam Assembly Elections 2021 is underway. Around 25.83 % voter turnout recorded till 11 am on Saturday, informed the Election Commission of India. Top leaders of political parties including Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal exercised their franchise during the initial hours of the first […]

President of newly-floated regional political party Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) Lurinjyoti Gogoi on Saturday cast his vote at a polling centre in Tinsukia district during the first phase of Assam polls. Gogoi is contesting from two seats — Duliajan and Naharkatia. The voting at both the assembly constituency is underway in the first phase of […]

As the first phase of assembly polls in Assam began on Saturday, state health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has urged voters to turn out in record numbers and exercise their right to vote for the progress and development of the state. “Today is a glorious day when you get an opportunity to exercise your democratic […]

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal cast his vote at Polling Station No. 161 under Dibrugarh Legislative Assembly constituency, in the first phase of Assembly elections on Saturday. The incumbent Chief Minister is contesting from the Majuli constituency. “We will get more than 100 seats,” said the Chief Minister after exercising his franchisee. Before arriving at […]

10.14% voter turnout have been recorded in the initial hours, in the first phase of polling in Assam Assembly elections spread over 47 constituencies on Saturday. As per figures given by the Election Commission, among the other constituencies, Biswanath recorded voting percentage of 9.53 percent, Bokakhat 12.00 percent, Charaideo 4.00 percent, Dhakuakhana 5.60 percent, Dhemaji […]

Voting has begun for the first phase of assembly elections in Assam. Polling began at 7 this morning and will conclude at 6 PM. Voting is taking place for 47 constituencies spread over 12 districts. Over 81 lakh voters will decide the fate of 264 candidates. The prominent leaders contesting during the first phase include […]

The Election Commission of India has issued a notice on Friday prohibiting the conduct and publishing of results of any exit polls between the period 7 am on March 27 and 7:30 pm on April 29, 2021 for the poll-bound states of Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal and the Union Territory of Puducherry. […]

Top BJP leader and Union minister of road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari on Friday came out all guns blazing against the Congress Gadkari briefing newspersons in Guwahati said that the Congress has been resorting to vote bank politics and following an appeasement policy, he alleged that the party’s appeasement of minorities has put national […]

The stage is all set for conducting the first phase of assembly polls in Assam for 47 seats on Saturday. Over 81 lakh voters will decide the fate of 264 candidates including 23 women. There are 11,537 polling stations in this phase. Several senior leaders including incumbent Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal from Majuli are in […]

During the first day of his visit to Bangladesh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with several community leaders, including representatives of minorities in Bangladesh, mukhtijoddhas, friends of India and youth icons, according to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). The Prime Minister received a warm welcome from the Indian diaspora as he marks his first […]