Assam : Bypoll elections recorded over 74% voters turnout. Counting to be held on Nov 2.
Assam recorded a turnout of 74.04% in the five Assembly constituencies in Saturday’s by-elections.
Voting began at 7 a.m. in 1,176 polling stations in Gossaigaon, Bhabanipur, Tamulpur, Mariani and Thowra constituencies. According to the election commission, the Bhabanipur assembly seat recorded 78 per cent voter turnout while 67.88 per cent turnout is recorded from the Tamulpur seat.
Gossaigaon seat with the voter turnout of 77.37 per cent whereas the Thowra seat reported a 77.56 per cent turnout and the Mariani seat reported 71.70 per cent turnout.
Bypolls are being held in Mariani, Thowra and Bhabanipur as the sitting MLAs from these three constituencies left their political
parties and joined BJP. Mariani's Rupjyoti Kurmi joined BJP from Congress, Thowra's Sushanta Borgohain joined BJP from Congress and Bhabanipur's Phani Dhar Talukdar joined BJP from AIUDF. They had won their respective constituencies in the 2021 Assam Assembly elections held in
March-April this year.
Bypoll to Gossaigaon and
Tamulpur is being held as the
sitting MLAs died of COVID.
A total of 31 candidates were in the fray for five seats, with nearly 7.96 lakh voters.
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