Assam Assembly Election 2021: People Excluded from NRC can Vote
Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora who along with other EC functionaries are on a 3-day visit to the state to review the preparedness of Assam elections.
| 20 Jan 2021 1:55 PM GMT
GUWAHATI: The Election Commission of India said people of Assam whose names are excluded from the National Register of Citizens (NRC) will be able to vote in the upcoming Assam Assembly Elections 2021.
Citizens will be able to vote if they have names in the voters list.
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sunil Arora while addressing media persons said that Bihu festival dates as well the CBSE board exams in the state will be taken into consideration before deciding on the schedule of election and is likely to be over by May 4.
Opinion Poll Predicts Clear Win for BJP in Assam
With the support of AGP and other regional parties like the United People s Party Liberal, BJP is slated to secure its foothold in the Assam once again
| 19 Jan 2021 5:58 AM GMT
GUWAHATI: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led NDA is likely to get 73-81 seats in the upcoming Assam Assembly polls, predicts the ABP-C Voter survey.
As per the poll prediction, the BJP led-Assam government will comfortably cross the magic number of 63 while UPA is projected to win around 36-44 seats.
It is to be mentioned that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) along with its allied regional party- Asom Gana Parishad, United People s Party Liberal and Gana Suraksha Party is set to secure a strong foothold in the state of Assam.
CEC Sunil Arora (File photo)
GUWAHATI: Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora and other EC functionaries are in Assam on a three-day visit to review preparedness for the forthcoming assembly election in the state, officials said.
On Monday, Arora chaired a closed-door meeting with Chief Electoral Officer Nitin Khade and senior police officers of Assam at a city hotel in the evening soon after reaching here.
The CEC is accompanied by seven senior officials of the commission.
The EC team would hold separate meetings on Tuesday with the chief secretary, home secretary, director general of police, district election officers and the superintendents of police, officials said.