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.
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In a letter to the Commissioner of Police, the party pointed out that the unholy nexus in the Assam government, which is now in public domain, has exposed the rampant corruption prevalent within the ruling BJP.