Assam Panchayat Polls: Voter Turnout and Uncontested Victories Highlight Day One

Assam Panchayat Polls: Voter Turnout and Uncontested Victories Highlight Day One

Assam Panchayat Polls: Voter Turnout and Uncontested Victories Highlight Day One The first phase of Assam's panchayat polls kicked off on Friday, with an estimated 8.47% of the electorate voting in the opening two hours. Officials confirmed the peaceful commencement across 14 districts, with polling scheduled to continue until 4:30 PM.Among the districts, Lakhimpur led with a 14% turnout, whereas Dibrugarh lagged at 7%. Voter eligibility in this…

Sonitpur: Voters stand in queue for Panchayat elections – #Gallery

Sonitpur: Voters stand in a queue to cast their votes during the Panchayat elections in Sonitpur district of Assam on Friday, May 2, 2025. (Photo: IANS) Facebook Comments About SocialNewsXYZAn Indo-American News website. It covers... - Social News XYZ

Assam: Village boycotts panchayat polls over delimitation in Doomdoma

Digboi: The electorates hailing from Betoni Village under Doomdoma assembly constituency in Tinsukia district of Upper Assam reportedly did not turn out to exercise their right to franchise in the ongoing panchayat polls here on Friday. According to the aggrieved villagers, the voters have unanimously decided to boycott the poll allegedly due to forceful delimitation […] The post Assam: Village boycotts panchayat polls over delimitation in Doomd…

Assam panchayat polls: Over 24% voter turnout till 11.30 am amid stray incidents of violence

Guwahati: Around 24.1 per cent electorate exercised their franchise till 11.30 am in the first phase of panchayat polls in Assam on Friday, officials said. Voting began at 7:30 am and will continue till 4.30 pm in 14 districts of the state, they said. In the first phase, over 89.59 lakh people, including 44.66 lakh males and 44.93 females, are eligible to cast their votes at 12,916 polling booths. Incidents of violence have been reported from so…

Auto Crushes Cup Plate: Sribhumi Voting Stopped as Candidate Finds Wrong Symbol on Ballot

The panchayat election began and was immediately hit by controversy when a candidate and her supporters noticed a mismatch in the election symbol printed on the ballot paper. This led to a halt in voting at a polling station in Ward Number 7 of Medal Sharif Nagar Gaon Panchayat, under Sribhumi, South Karimganj constituency. Voting had just started when polling in the Sribhumi centre came to a stop. The issue arose after it was found that the sym…

Assam Panchayat Elections: Phase 1 On May 2; NDA Already Wins 320 Seats Unopposed

Voting for the first phase of panchayat elections in Assam will be held on May 2 across 14 districts: Sonitpur, Biswanath, Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, Sivasagar, Charaideo, Jorhat, Majuli, Golaghat, Cachar, Hailakandi, and Sribhumi. The Assam State Election Commission has made all necessary arrangements to ensure a free and fair election. Polling parties departed for their respective polling stations on Thursday. The second phase of…