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Police reached the spot along with district election officer and used force to pull out the polling party. All the items have been deposited in the strong room, the statement said.
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Friday ordered a repoll at a polling booth in Ratabari seat of Assam after a controversy broke out over the presiding officer carrying the EVM after polling in a vehicle which belonged to the wife of a BJP candidate contesting from a neighbouring seat.
To prevent the polling team from being assaulted in Karimganj by a mob which alleged that the electronic voting machine was being taken for tampering, police had to use force.
Highlights The fate of 345 candidates in 39 constituencies across 13 districts will be decided in this phase of voting.
The polling for the last phase will be held on April 6.
New Delhi: The voter turnout on Thursday (April 1) during the second round of the three-phased Assam assembly elections stood at 48.26 per cent at 1 pm.
As per PTI, out of 73.45 lakh voters, 48.26 per cent exercised their franchise till 1 pm in 39 assembly seats where polling is underway in the second phase.
The Nowgowg constituency witnessed the highest voting percentage with a voter turnout of 54.10 per cent till 1.10 pm, while the Jagiroad constituency witnessed the lowest voting percentage with a mere 18.2 per cent showing up till the aforementioned time.
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Addressing a rally in the poll-bound Assam, Rajnath Singh on Sunday said that the northeast region of India was neglected by the previous governments before the BJP-led government came to power at centre.
Rajnath Singh urged the people of Assam to vote for BJP to pace of development in the state.
Gohpur: Addressing a rally in the poll-bound Assam, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday (March 14) said that the northeast region of India was neglected by the previous governments before the BJP-led government came to power at centre. Northeast was neglected by the Centre before BJP came to power. Nobody would talk nicely to ministers from here in Delhi. Prime Minister Narendra Modi ensured that a central leader visits northeast each month to interact with people so they don t feel ignored, he said in Gohpur rally.
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The newly-formed Assam Jatiya Parishad on Sunday (March 7) announced the second list of 50 candidates for the three-phased assembly polls
The party had on Friday released the first list of 18 candidates and fielded Gogoi from Duliajan.
Guwahati: The newly-formed Assam Jatiya Parishad on Sunday (March 7) announced the second list of 50 candidates for the three-phased assembly polls, with its president Lurinjyoti Gogoi contesting from one more constituency, Naharkatia.
The party had on Friday released the first list of 18 candidates and fielded Gogoi from Duliajan.
Both the constituencies of the former AASU general secretary are in upper Assam and are going to polls in the first phase.
Unhappy with the denial of party ticket for the assembly election in Assam, BJP minister Sum Ronghang on Sunday (March 7) joined the opposition party, Congress which is likely to field him from the Diphu constituency held by him.