Balloting begins in Assam

Posted on 12th Apr 2014 12:29 pm by admin

Guwahati, April 12 (IANS) Balloting for three Lok Sabha constituencies in Assam began Saturday at 7 a.m., officials said.

Nearly 3 million are eligible to vote at 3,698 polling stations across the three constituencies of Silchar, Karimganj and Diphu (Autonomous District).

The Karimgamj Lok Sabha seat is reserved for the Scheduled Castes and Diphu (Autonomous District) is reserved for the Scheduled Tribes.

For the second phase of polls, 37 candidates are in the fray. Polling for five constituencies was held April 7. The last phase of polling for remaining six seats takes place in the state April 24.

Bharatiya Janata Party's sitting MP Kabindra Purkayastha, Congress legislator Sushmita Deb, who is the daughter of veteran Congress leader and former union minister Santosh Mohan Deb, and Kutub Ahmed Mazumder of the All India United Democratic Front (AIDUF) are in the fray for the Silchar seat.

In Karimganj, 15 candidates, including BJP's Krishna Das, Congress' Lalit Mohan Suklabaidya and Radheshyam Biswas of the AIUDF are contesting.

Five candidates, including the Congress' sitting member Biren Singh Engti and the BJP's Joyram Engleng, are fighting it out in the Diphu constituency.

Other news

Nobel auction to help Ukrainian children: Russian journalist raised $ 10.35 million with this, appealed for help to the victims

The Russian army has wreaked havoc in Ukraine that has forced millions of people to leave their h

COVID-19: 7 Indians Were Found Corona Positive Out Of The Indians Who Were Stranded By Iran

Seven People of Indians trapped in Iran amid the global havoc of the corona virus have been found

Budget 2024: 'Pakoda in the plate of only two states' Congress President Kharge targeted the Modi government over the general budget

The general budget is being discussed in the Rajya Sabha today. However, opposition leaders belie

Bangladesh Vs Ireland : Bangladesh in Paul Stirling's storm, Ireland did a big upset by winning the third T20

Thanks to the brilliant performance of Paul Stirling (77) and the bowlers, Ireland on Friday defe

2 months free grain to migrant workers

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday in the second installment of the Rs 20 lakh crore

Forced marriage of Chinese youth to Uyghur Muslim girls: Parents jailed for protesting, Rs 4.5 lakh being given for marriage

China has made a big bet to suppress the protest of Uygar Muslims in Xinjiang province. To elimin

Jhumpa Lahiri wins 2015 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature

Jaipur, Jan 22 (IANS) The 2015 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature has been awarded to Jhumpa L

'To please RSS...' Congress enraged by CPI leader's comment on Rahul and Priyanka

Congress and Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) leaders have strongly criticized the controversial

Don't make a monster in the Indian dressing room, first MS Dhoni and now Virat Kohli, know why Gautam Gambhir said this

Former India cricketer Gautam Gambhir has strongly criticized the culture of making a player a he

4 rs per annum on the mental health of every Indian. Expense of; 26 crore people worldwide in depression, world economy loss of 75 lakh crores every year due to this

new Delhi. Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput is no longer in this world. On Sunday, he committ