Assam panchayat polls phase 1 sees 70.19% turnout amid isolated incidents
The first phase of the Assam Panchayat Elections 2025 concluded on May 2 with a voter turnout of 70.19 per cent, officials said.
The first phase of the Assam Panchayat Elections 2025 concluded on May 2 with a voter turnout of 70.19 per cent, officials said.
Assam’s political scene has turned dramatic ahead of next month’s panchayat polls, with the ruling BJP and the opposition Congress exchanging theatrical jibes over election symbols and traditional attire.
According to official figures received so far, the NDA has won 37 Zila Parishad seats and 288 Anchalik Panchayat seats unopposed.
Trinamul Congress is gearing to make the 21 July rally a grand success and senior party leaders feel that there will be a historic gathering this year.
Ruling Trinamul Congress suffered a setback in its stronghold Bhangar area after losing Polerhat-II gram panchayat to the Indian Secular Front (ISF)-Jami Rakshma Committee (JRC) alliance. The alliance has won most of the seats in Polerhat-II GP with a tally of 24 seats.
Following re-polling at 696 panchayat booths, after the voting on July 8 was declared void in light of alleged rigging, booth capturing and multiple reports of electoral malfeasance and voter intimidation
Repolling was held in 696 polling stations across state with poll pc 69.80
Re-polling is underway in 697 booths across five districts of West Bengal on Monday following the violence during the panchayat polls in the state on July 8.
Alleging ballot rigging in the West Bengal panchayat polls which is marred by violence, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Khagen…
Despite maintaining an overall numerical supremacy in the polls for the three- tier panchayat system in West Bengal, the ABP- CVoter exit poll for the rural civic body polls has indicated a tough contest for the ruling Trinamool Congress in a number of districts.
