4 Ministers, Deputy Speaker Contesting As Assam Votes In Phase-2 Polls Assam Assembly Elections 2021: This time, there is a direct contest between the NDA and the Grand Alliance in 25 constituencies.
Updated: April 01, 2021 4:03 pm IST
Assam Assembly Elections 2021: Polling on in the Morigaon constituency.
Guwahati:
Assam recorded up to 63.04 per cent turnout till around 3 pm today, eight hours into polling, as phase-II voting for the state Assembly election took off. This was considerably less than the 82.7 per cent clocked by this time in 2016. Voting began slow, possibly due to the heavy overnight rains, but turned brisk as the day unfolded.
Up to 345 candidates, including four sitting ministers and the deputy speaker, are contesting today in 39 seats comprising 73.4 lakh people and 10,000 polling stations. The ruling BJP and its allies, who had swept this phase last time, are contesting in 34 of the seats, while the opposition Congress is going for 28, leaving the rest
Voting begins for second phase of Assam assembly election ANI | Updated: Apr 01, 2021 07:04 IST
New Delhi [India], April 1 (ANI): Polling for the second and penultimate phase of Assam assembly polls began at 7 am on Thursday to decide the fate of 345 candidates in 39 constituencies across 13 districts.
The high-octane poll campaign for the second phase ended on Tuesday with all the players including the ruling NDA, Congress-led Mahajath making hard efforts to woo voters. The polling began at 7 am.
The main contest is seen to be between the alliances led by BJP and Congress.
The BJP-led alliance also includes the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and United People s Party Liberal (UPPL).
Assembly polls: Phase 2 voting ends amid violence, Mamata s dharna in Bengal; high woman turnout in Assam
Voting was conducted for the second phase of assembly elections in West Bengal and Assam amid heavy security cover as well as Covid-19 restrictions. The exercise went peacefully in Assam but tensions flared in Bengal, which not only saw incidents of violence but also an enraged CM Mamata Banerjee accuse the Election Commission of favouring the BJP.
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The second phase of polling in Assam and Bengal summed up in three pictures.
More than 1 crore people voted to elect candidates across 30 seats in Bengal and 39 seats in Assam respectively as the second phase of voting in the 2021 Assembly elections took place on Thursday.
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Days After Quitting, Assam MLA Who Wasn t Named For Polls, Returns To BJP Assam Assembly Election 2021: The BJP is now negotiating with upset sitting MLAs in several constituencies where the party has fielded new candidates to avoid votes getting divided.
Updated: March 13, 2021 4:50 pm IST
Assam Assembly Election 2021: Shiladitya Dev is among the BJP 12 MLAs denied tickets.
Guwahati:
Assam MLA Shiladitya Dev, who gave his resignation to the BJP earlier this week after he was denied a ticket to contest the assembly election, has returned to the party fold as the BJP said he will continue to remain in the party as an important member .