Amid heavy security measures and Covid protocols, Assam saw 64.3 per cent turnout till 3 p.m. on Saturday in the bypolls to the five Assembly seats, officials said.The 10-hour long balloting, which so far has been peaceful, will continue till 5 .
The ongoing bypolls to the five Assembly seats in Assam has registered a 33 per cent voter turnout since people started casting their ballots at 7 a.m. on Saturday, amidst tight security and Covid-19 protocols, officials said.The state s Chief .
The Congress on Sunday lodged a complaint with the Election Commission claiming that Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma had blatantly violated the model code of conduct before the October 30 by-elections to five Assembly seats by .
The Congress on Wednesday demanded that CCTV feed from strong rooms across Assam be made available to candidates, the state Congress chief said.
Assam Congress president Ripun Bora has written a letter to the state Chief Electoral Officer Nitin Khade seeking access to CCTV feeds from strong rooms, where Electronic Voting Machines are kept, to make the process more transparent. The Congress also accused the Election Commission of acting as per instructions of the BJP . After the second phase of the assembly polls, when many issues relating to EVMs had surfaced, the EC had assured us that no such incident would happen in the third phase. But we are getting reports of people detecting EVMs being transported in private vehicles even during the third phase of polls yesterday.
Voting begins for 3rd phase of Assam assembly polls
By IANS |
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Only 7.8% women candidates in Assam electoral battle. Image Source: IANS News
Guwahati, April 6 : The voting for the third and final phase of Assam Assembly elections began on Tuesday morning as huge security blanket spread in 12 districts while all Covid-19 protocols being maintained, officials said.
The voters comprising men, women and the first time electorates, in large numbers queued up in front of the polling stations well before the voting for 40 of the total of 126 assembly seats opened at 7 a.m.
The polling would continue till 6 p.m. without any break as the Election Commission has extended one hour time in view of the Covid-19 induced situations.