Nearly 79 % polling till 5 p.m. in Assam (Evening Ld)
Nearly 79 % polling till 5 p.m. in Assam (Evening Ld)
Last Updated: Tue, Apr 6th, 2021, 19:00:20hrs
Guwahati, April 6 (IANS) Around 79 per cent of the total of 79,19,641 voters exercised their franchise till 5 p.m. in the third and final phase of the Assam Assembly polls, held in 40 constituencies amid tight security on Tuesday, according to election officials.
The final phase would decide the fate of 337 candidates, including 25 women aspirants. All Covid-19 protocols including social distancing and thermal screening are being maintained.
Election officials said that except some minor incidents, no major untoward incident was reported from anywhere of the 12 western Assam districts, bordering Bhutan, West Bengal and Arunachal Pradesh, where polling took place peacefully and smoothly.
Over 61% voter turnout till 2 p.m. in Assam polls (Afternoon Ld)
Over 61% voter turnout till 2 p.m. in Assam polls (Afternoon Ld)
Last Updated: Tue, Apr 6th, 2021, 15:00:19hrs
Guwahati, April 6 (IANS) Over 61 per cent voters have exercised their franchise till 2 p.m. in the third and final phase of the Assam Assembly polls, conducted in 40 constituencies amid tight security, according to election officials.
Tuesday s balloting would decide the fate of 337 candidates, including 25 women aspirants.
All Covid-19 protocols for the voters including social distancing and thermal screening are being maintained.
Election officials said that no untoward incident was reported from anywhere of the 12 western Assam districts, bordering Bhutan, West Bengal and Arunachal Pradesh, where balloting is underway peacefully and smoothly.
Read more about Assam Assembly polls: 2,813 model code of conduct violation cases reported on Business Standard. Altogether 2,813 cases of Model Code of Conduct (MCC) violation have been reported since the announcement of the election to the 126-member Assam Assebly, Chief Electoral Officer Nitin Khade said
2,813 model code of conduct violation cases reported in Assam
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At least 1,347 complaints were received online through the cVigil app and 1,466 were received offline through Form B9 and 947 of the complaints received online have been already disposed of, Chief Electoral Officer Nitin Khade said.
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Altogether 2,813 cases of Model Code of Conduct (MCC) violation have been reported since the announcement of the election to the 126-member Assam Assembly, Chief Electoral Officer Nitin Khade said on Monday.
The campaigning for the third phase of the Assembly election to be held on April 6 ended on March 4.
Tuesday s polling in Assam a litmus test for BJP, Congrss, others
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Guwahati, April 6 : Tuesday s third and final phase of polling in 40 of the 126-member Assam Assembly is a litmus test for both the ruling BJP-led alliance and the opposition Congress-led Mahajot (grand alliance).
Of the 40 Assembly segments, bordering Bhutan, West Bengal and Arunachal Pradesh, at least 13 seats are Muslim majority, six reserved for the tribals and two reserved for the people belonging to the scheduled caste.
Tuesday s electoral battle in 12 districts, according to the political experts, would be decisive for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the main opposition Congress as both the parties had won 11 seats each in the 2016 Assembly polls.