North East
LIVE: Assam Assembly Polls-2016, First phase Voting
Guwahati
LIVE: Assam Assembly Polls-2016, First phase Voting
First phase polls
- Nos of seats : 65 ( Brahamputra Valley – 50, Barak Valley – 15 )
- Nos of Voters : 9511732 ( Male : 4916020, Female: 4595712 )
- Nos of Candidates: 539 ( Male- 496, Female- 43, Independent :280 )
- Nos of Polling Stations : 12190
Important Political
- Congress ( 65 seats )
- BJP ( 54 seats )
- AGP( 11 seats)
- AIUDF ( 27 seats )
Star Candidates
- Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi from Titabor Constituency
- Sarbananda Sonowal, BJP CM candidate from Majuli Constituency
Fight:
- Direct Fight between Congress and BJP in Brahamputra Valley
- three corner fight between, Congress, BJP and AIUDF
LIVE UPDATE:
12 Noon:
- 35 percent voting all over state till 12 noon
- Allegation for massive rigging in Dhakuakhana and Sonari
- Protest in designated camp of KNLF pro talk group, allegation for not allowing exercising despite having I-Card
- Voting boycotted in Lahorighat chapori of Bokakhat
- more than 700 voters boycotted in protest against not setting up of a separate polling station
11 am:
- despite of bane, Himanta taking out a padyatra, thousand of people participating in padyatra
- Clash between Security personels and voters in Rangapara
- Tension prevails after clash between Congress and BJP workers in Fulni High School polling Botth in Majuli
- Congress Workers attacked on Polling official in a Pooling Booth in Dimow
- Administration banned the rallies of Himant and Rockybul in Samuguri
- Himant will do padyatra from Bakultal to Samuguri
8 am:
- I will be the next Chief Minister- Tarun Gogoi
- My fight is with injustice wrought upon Assam- Tarun Gogoi
- My is fight is not with Centre or Modi- Tarun Gogoi
- I will bring the change- Tarun Gogoi
- Chang doesn’t mean change of Govt- Tarun Gogoi
- I also want change- Tarun Gogoi
- every one want change- Tarun Gogoi
- My party will win – Tarun gogoi
- Assam CM, Tarun Gogoi cast his Vote
7am:
- voters facing trouble
- water lodged in front of several polling booth
- Heave rain in Barak Valley
- voting begins
