Assam Polls: 82.29% Turnout Till 7 pm as Final Phase Concludes
Catch all the live updates from the third and final phase of Assam elections here.
A soaring turnout of 82.29 percent was recorded in Assam till 7 pm as voting for the third and final phase of the Assembly Elections ended on Tuesday, 6 April. Ballots were cast in 40 out of Assam's 126 constituencies.
Several key candidates, like Himanta Biswa Sarma from Jalukbari, Assam BJP President Ranjit Dass at Paracharkuchi, and senior AIUDF leader Aminul Islam from Mankachar, cast their votes on Tuesday.
- Out of the 40 seats that voted, 20 seats were in Muslim-majority districts like Dhubri, Barpeta, Goalpara, South Salmara, and Bongaigaon.
- Eight were in the Bodoland area districts like Baksa, Chirang, and Kokrajhar.
- Ten were in Guwahati and nearby areas in the Kamrup region and Nalbari district.
- Out of the 40 seats, BPF contested in eight and AIUDF in seven.
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Key Candidates in the Fray
Among the key candidates in this phase are Himanta Biswa Sarma from Jalukbari, Assam BJP president Ranjit Dass at Paracharkuchi, senior AIUDF leader Aminul Islam from Mankachar, senior Congress leader Rekibuddin Ahmed from Chaygaon, senior BPF leaders Chandra Brahma from Sidli, and Pramila Brahma from Kokrajhar East.
Key Seats of AIUDF, BPF to Vote
Unlike the first phase, in which the Congress was directly taking on the BJP-AGP alliance, the third phase has a much greater presence of its allies – AIUDF and the Bodoland People's Front.
Voting Begins
Voting began in the third and final phase of the Assam Assembly elections at 7 am, wherein 40 seats out of Assam's 126 constituencies will cast their ballots.
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“As the final phase of #AssamAssemblyPolls commences, I urge all those eligible to vote and fulfill your democratic duty. My earnest appeal, especially to the youth and first-time voters, to take part in this great exercise,” he said.
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