70.66% voter turnout in Assam for second phase LS polls
Darang-Udalgauri seat recorded the highest polling of 72.99 per cent while Silchar recorded the lowest turnout at 65.57 per cent.
Darang-Udalgauri seat recorded the highest polling of 72.99 per cent while Silchar recorded the lowest turnout at 65.57 per cent.
Polling is underway for seven parliamentary seats of North East -- five from Assam and one each from Manipur and Tripura -- in the second phase on Friday.
The roadshow was organised to generate support for Parimal Suklabaidya, Lok Sabha candidate of BJP from Silchar seat.
Lauding the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma highlighted the 11 agreements signed with various militant groups in the past decade to ensure lasting peace in the state.
The Dibrugarh constituency, from where Union Minister Sarbanada Sonowl is contesting, recorded a voter turnout of 60 per cent, according to the Election Commission India (ECI) data.
This decision, as reported, signifies a significant shift in the government's approach to regulating the personal lives of its employees.
During the tour, he will meet with security forces personnel stationed in the Tawang area of Arunachal Pradesh.
Assam Pradesh Congress Committee president Bhupen Borah also said that tickets will be allocated to those candidates who have shown consistent loyalty to the party.
In a Cabinet briefing held today, Minister Jayanta Mallabariuah unveiled a series of transformative initiatives aimed at enhancing the lives of Assam's residents.
Sarma said the recommendation to withdraw AFSPA had already been acted upon in four districts of Hasao, Karbi Anglong, Golaghat, and Jorhat.