The first phase of the Assam Assembly elections is going on smoothly.
The polling is being held in a total of 47 constituencies in 12 districts. The voting process has started at 7 am.
A total of 81,09,691 voters will cast their votes in this phase.
• The percentage of poll at 9 am was 11.35 percent.
• Poll percentage till 10 am was 23.15 percent.
• Poll percentage till 11 am across 47 constituencies is 25.83 percent.
Your vote is your right.
As we step into the first phase of #AssamAssemblyPolls, I call upon each and every eligible voter of Assam, especially the youth, to participate in this great exercise of democracy and cast your votes.
— Sarbananda Sonowal (@sarbanandsonwal) March 27, 2021
The fate of 264 candidates will be captured in EVM machines till evening.
In the first phase of the Assam Assembly Election, among the 264 candidates, there are many heavyweight politicians. Few prominent faces are:
• Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal
• Congress President Ripun Bora
• Congress minister Debabrata Saikia
• Assam Jatiya Parishad President Lurinjyoti Gogoi
• Asom Gana Parishad party member Jagdish Bhuyan
• Raijor Dal President Akhil Gogoi
• BJP senior minister Ranjeet Dutta
• Prasanta Phukon
• Atul Bora (AGP)
• Rokibul Hussain
• Rupjyoti Kurmi
• Angoorlata Deka
• Ajanta Neog
Till now, many candidates have already cast their votes. Gaurav Gogoi, Ripun Bora, Ajanta Neog, Renupoma Rajkhowa and Prashanta Phukon are few among them.
The first phase of elections begin in Assam. Urging those eligible to vote in record numbers. I particularly call upon my young friends to vote.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 27, 2021