Assam Assembly Elections 2021 Phase 2 LIVE Updates: Polling ends; 77.21% voter turnout
Voting for 39 seats in the second phase of the Assam elections 2021 will take place between 7 am and 6 pm on Thursday. Check all LIVE Updates of Assam polls 2021 here.
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1 April 2021 at 22:14 IST
Assam Assembly Elections 2021 Phase 2 LIVE Updates: Polling concludes
The polling for 39 seats in the second phase of the Assam Assembly polls has concluded. As per the Election Commission, there was 77.21% voter turnout as of 10.14 pm.
1 April 2021 at 18:26 IST
Assam Assembly Elections 2021 Phase 2 LIVE Updates: Women voters flock polling booths
Glimpses of zealous women voters at polling stations in Nalbari district, Assam#GoVote #AssemblyElections2021 #ElectionCommissionOfIndia #ECI pic.twitter.com/ulh94f7WDJ
— Election Commission of India #SVEEP (@ECISVEEP) April 1, 2021
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1 April 2021 at 18:05 IST
Assam Assembly Elections 2021 Phase 2 LIVE Updates: Huge embarrassment for Congress-led alliance
In a big embarrassment for the Congress-led Mahajot alliance in Assam, its Tamulpur candidate Rangja Basumatary joined BJP in the presence of Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar. Basumatary had filed his nomination as a candidate of the Bodoland People's Front from Tamulpur, one of the seats going to the polls in the third phase of the Assam Assembly polls. While Basumatary cannot technically withdraw from the poll fray, he urged people to vote for Leho Ram Boro, a candidate of the United People's Party Liberal- an ally of BJP. Reacting to this development, Tewari mocked BJP for relying on repeatedly engineering defections before and after the polls.
1 April 2021 at 17:42 IST
Assam Assembly Elections 2021 Phase 2 LIVE Updates: Voter turnout at 73.03%
As per the Election Commission, Assam has registered a voter turnout of 73.03% till 5.39 pm. At 81.70%, Dalgaon has registered the highest voter turnout so far.
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1 April 2021 at 16:42 IST
Assam Assembly Elections 2021 Phase 2 LIVE Updates: Gogoi reacts on EC's notice to Himanta Sarma
Now that BJP is sensing pack up in Assam, its leaders are openly doling out threats!
— Gaurav Gogoi (@GauravGogoiAsm) April 1, 2021
Shameful that @HimantaBiswa had to resort to brutish ways & threaten Sh. @HagramaOnline showing the extent this party can go to subvert democracy for which he was issued a notice by EC! pic.twitter.com/bjC6PgrFuV
1 April 2021 at 15:40 IST
Assam Assembly Elections 2021 Phase 2 LIVE Updates: Voter turnout rises
As per the Election Commission as of 3.38 pm, the voter turnout stands at 63.04%. So far, the Nalbari constituency has recorded the highest turnout at 71%.
1 April 2021 at 13:49 IST
Assam Assembly Elections 2021 Phase 2 LIVE Updates: Rangja Basumatary was made to disappear - Manish Tewari
Congress-led Mahajot candidate from Tamulpur constituency, Rangja Basumatary (Bodoland People's Front ) was made to disappear. Assam govt's & BJP's responsibility to answer where he is. Demand from EC that a probe should be done in this matter: Manish Tewari, Congress in Guwahati pic.twitter.com/j9vCS7rm2S
— ANI (@ANI) April 1, 2021
1 April 2021 at 13:20 IST
Assam Assembly Elections 2021 Phase 2 LIVE Updates: EC asks Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for explanation by 2nd April over his statement at a rally
EC asks Assam Min Himanta B Sarma for explanation by 2nd April over his statement at a rally regarding which Congress had complained to EC that he "openly threatened Hagrama Mohilary, Bodoland People's Front Chairperson & INC ally of sending him to jail by misuing Central Agency" pic.twitter.com/fPtQijdxJ6
— ANI (@ANI) April 1, 2021
1 April 2021 at 12:20 IST
Assam Assembly Elections 2021 Phase 2 LIVE Updates: Congress leader Sushmita Dev casts her vote at a polling station in Silchar
Assam: Congress leader Sushmita Dev casts her vote at a polling station in Silchar
— ANI (@ANI) April 1, 2021
"Mahajoot (grand alliance) is an inclusive alliance. BJP is a communal alliance," she says pic.twitter.com/dDNULpohGS
1 April 2021 at 11:46 IST
Assam Assembly Elections 2021 Phase 2 LIVE Updates: Congress is dreaming of coming to power in Assam: PM Modi
Congress has handed over its 'hand' and fortune to leaders of that party which had pushed Kokrajhar into violence. Congress is dreaming of coming to power in Assam with the help of those people whom it had saved for its vote bank: PM Modi in Kokrajhar#AssamAssemblyPolls pic.twitter.com/NrHDPdRyOJ
— ANI (@ANI) April 1, 2021
1 April 2021 at 11:39 IST
Assam Assembly Elections 2021 Phase 2 LIVE Updates: This is an election between the 'maha jhooth' of Mahajot and 'maha vikas' of Double Engine: PM Modi
This is an election between the 'maha jhooth' of Mahajot and 'maha vikas' of Double Engine: PM Narendra Modi in Kokrajhar#AssamAssemblyPolls
— ANI (@ANI) April 1, 2021
1 April 2021 at 11:35 IST
Assam Assembly Elections 2021 Phase 2 LIVE Updates: People of Assam trust NDA for development, peace, security of the state: PM Modi
Football is very popular among youth here. If I've to speak in their language, I would say that the people have yet again shown a Red Card to Congress and its Mahajot. People of Assam trust NDA for development, peace, security of the state: PM in Kokrajhar#AssamAssemblyPolls pic.twitter.com/0L7Z0fEJL0
— ANI (@ANI) April 1, 2021
1 April 2021 at 11:29 IST
Assam Elections 2021 LIVE Updates: Assam has put a stamp on grand victory of NDA: PM Modi in Kokrajhar
With the mantra of 'sabka saath sabka vikas sabka vishwas', NDA govt is working here for your welfare. People of Assam have given blessings to NDA in 1st phase of polling. In the 1st phase, Assam has put a stamp on grand victory of NDA: PM Modi in Kokrajhar#AssamAssemblyPolls pic.twitter.com/PqaUWtmjGs
— ANI (@ANI) April 1, 2021
1 April 2021 at 11:28 IST
Assam Elections 2021 LIVE Updates: Kokrajhar is firmly with NDA : PM Modi
Kokrajhar is firmly with NDA. Watch my speech. https://t.co/9oULPseIl3
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 1, 2021
1 April 2021 at 11:26 IST
Assam Elections 2021 LIVE Updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses public rally in Kokrajhar, Assam
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a public rally in Kokrajhar, Assam
1 April 2021 at 11:23 IST
Assam Elections 2021 LIVE Updates: 24.62% voter turnout recorded so far
24.62% voter turnout has been recorded as of 11:22 am in the second phase of polling in Assam Assembly elections.
1 April 2021 at 11:12 IST
Assam Elections 2021 LIVE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address a public rally in Kokrajhar, shortly
Assam: Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address a public rally in Kokrajhar, shortly pic.twitter.com/ByW7a11A1Y
— ANI (@ANI) April 1, 2021
1 April 2021 at 10:35 IST
Assam Elections 2021 LIVE: How many Bangladeshis sent back till now?: AIUDF Chief Badruddin Ajmal
PM Modi & Amit Shah have said they'll send Bangladeshi infiltrators back. I want to ask them how many Bangladeshis sent back till now? I challenge them to tell if even 100 Bangladeshis have been sent back in the last 5 yrs. They are the ones who get them here: Badruddin Ajmal pic.twitter.com/mdHhALkMU2
— ANI (@ANI) April 1, 2021
1 April 2021 at 10:33 IST
Assam Elections 2021 LIVE: We are securing a total of 101 plus seats : AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal
AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal said, "We are getting 30-32 seats in the first phase. We are securing a total of 101 plus seats. I am challenging Shah if he gives proof of removing 5 Bangladeshis in 6 years."
1 April 2021 at 10:23 IST
Assam Elections 2021 LIVE Updates: All India United Democratic Front President Badruddin Ajmal casts his vote
Assam: All India United Democratic Front President Badruddin Ajmal casts his vote at polling station number 21 in Hojai#AssamAssemblyPolls pic.twitter.com/fp4T08fkEI
— ANI (@ANI) April 1, 2021
1 April 2021 at 09:40 IST
Assam Elections 2021 LIVE Updates: Polling underway at booth number 337
#AssamAssemblyPolls: Polling underway at booth number 337 at Surya Kumar High School in Silchar pic.twitter.com/lchDTQuY0R
— ANI (@ANI) April 1, 2021
1 April 2021 at 09:20 IST
Assam Elections 2021 LIVE Updates: 9% voter turnout recorded so far
9% voter turnout has been recorded so far in the second phase of polling in Assam Assembly elections.
1 April 2021 at 08:54 IST
Assam Elections 2021 LIVE Updates: Voters screened with a temperature gun, given sanitiser
Voters being screened with a temperature gun, given hand sanitiser & hand gloves as they arrive at polling booths for the second phase of #AssamAssemblyPolls. Visuals from a polling booth in Nagaon. pic.twitter.com/E0AgJzDHme
— ANI (@ANI) April 1, 2021
1 April 2021 at 08:33 IST
Assam Elections 2021 LIVE Updates: Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh urges people to vote
Polling for Phase 2 of the Assembly Polls in West Bengal and Assam is going on today. I appeal to all the eligible voters to come out in large numbers and exercise their franchise.
— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) April 1, 2021
1 April 2021 at 08:01 IST
Assam Elections 2021 LIVE Updates: HM Amit Shah urges young voters to exercise franchise
Today is the second phase of polling in Assam and I appeal to everyone to cast their vote without fail.
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) April 1, 2021
A special appeal to our young voters to exercise their franchise for a peaceful and self-reliant Assam.
1 April 2021 at 07:54 IST
Assam Elections 2021 LIVE Updates: JP Nadda urges people to vote in Phase 2
असम विधानसभा चुनाव के लिए आज वोटिंग का दूसरा दौर है। सभी मतदाताओं से मेरा अनुरोध है कि वे अपना वोट जरूर डालें और लोकतंत्र के इस पर्व में भागीदार बनें। इस दौरान सोशल डिस्टेंसिंग का पालन करने के साथ ही मास्क अवश्य पहनें।
— Jagat Prakash Nadda (@JPNadda) April 1, 2021
1 April 2021 at 07:51 IST
Assam Elections 2021 LIVE Updates: Gaurav Gogoi urges people to exercise their franchise
As Assam enters its second phase of polls, I appeal to everyone to vote for jobs, dignity, vision and a candidate that cares.
— Gaurav Gogoi (@GauravGogoiAsm) April 1, 2021
1 April 2021 at 07:47 IST
Assam Elections 2021 LIVE Updates: Voting underway at Nagaon
Voting for the second phase of #AssamAssemblyPolls underway at polling station 23-26 at Nowgong Law College in Nagaon pic.twitter.com/KDQqJ850mP
— ANI (@ANI) April 1, 2021
1 April 2021 at 07:44 IST
Assam Elections 2021 LIVE Updates: Voting stopped at Silchar, Nagaon due to EVM malfunction
Silchar: Voting temporarily stopped at polling station number 146 at Nirtamoyee Balika Vidyalaya, due to EVM malfunction#AssamAssemblyPolls
— ANI (@ANI) April 1, 2021
Assam: Voting delayed at polling station number 26 at Nowgong Law College in Nagaon, due to EVM malfunction
— ANI (@ANI) April 1, 2021
1 April 2021 at 07:36 IST
Assam Elections 2021 LIVE Updates: Himanta Biswa Sarma urges citizens to vote
#AssamAssemblyElections2021
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) April 1, 2021
Today for the second phase of elections, I urge all to come out in large numbers in this celebrations of democracy and use your voting rights.
Through your precious votes, you will strengthen democracy and ensure that progress in Assam continues.
1 April 2021 at 07:15 IST
Assam Elections 2021 LIVE Updates: Voting begins
#May2WithArnab | Voting is underway for the high-octane Phase 2 of the Assembly elections in West Bengal and Assam. Tune-in here to get the latest updates from ground zero & to watch #LIVE - https://t.co/RZHKU3wOei pic.twitter.com/negQJZnx0i
— Republic (@republic) April 1, 2021
1 April 2021 at 06:57 IST
Assam Elections 2021 LIVE Updates: PM Modi urges citizens to vote in Phase 2 of polls
Second phase of the Assam polls takes place today. Requesting all eligible voters of this phase to strengthen the festival of democracy by exercising their franchise.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 1, 2021
1 April 2021 at 06:34 IST
Assam Elections 2021 LIVE Updates: Voting to begin shortly
Voting for the second phase of #AssamAssemblyPolls to begin shortly
— ANI (@ANI) April 1, 2021
Visuals from polling station 23-26 at Nowgong Law College in Nagaon pic.twitter.com/l9RNT2oXzq
1 April 2021 at 06:31 IST
Assam Elections 2021 LIVE Updates: Preparations underway ahead of Phase 2 polling
Assam: Voters wait in a queue outside a polling station in Hojai, ahead of voting for the second phase of #AssamAssemblyPolls pic.twitter.com/nyRnqE3RZG
— ANI (@ANI) April 1, 2021
31 March 2021 at 22:55 IST
Second phase polling on April 1
Touted as a close battle between the incumbent BJP-led alliance and the Mahajot, the Assam Assembly election is being conducted in three phases. The polling for the first phase of the Assembly polls was held on March 27 with an impressive voter turnout of 79.97%. As the polling has been increased by 1 hour, people can now cast their votes between 7 am and 6 pm. There are 345 candidates in the fray for the 39 constituencies going to the polls on Thursday.
There are 73,44,631 electors in this phase which includes 37,34,537 male, 36,09,959 female and 135 transgender voters. In the second phase, allies BJP, AGP, and UPPL are fielding candidates in 34, 6, and three seats respectively with a friendly contest expected in four constituencies. While Congress is contesting 27 seats, AIUDF and BPF are in contention in eight and four constituencies respectively. The counting of votes is scheduled for May 2.
Seats going to the polls in the 2nd phase:
Ratabari, Patharkandi, Karimganj North, Karimganj South, Badarpur, Hailakandi, Katlichera, Algapur, Silchar, Sonai, Dholai, Udharbond, Lakhipur, Barkhola, Katigora, Haflong, Bokajan, Howraghat, Diphu, Baithalangso, Kamalpur, Rangiya, Nalbari, Panery, Kalaigaon, Sipajhar, Mangaldoi, Dalgaon, Udalgiri, Majbat, Jagiroad, Marigaon, Laharighat, Raha, Nowgong, Barhampur, Jamunamukh, Hojai and Lumding
Major alliances:
The 15-year tenure of Tarun Gogoi as the Chief Minister of Assam came to an end in the 2016 Assembly polls with BJP winning 86 seats as against 26 seats won by Congress. In a blow for BJP in the lead-up to the Assembly election, its ally Bodoland People's Front (BPF) decided to join the Congress-led alliance. While BJP is contesting 92 seats, it has allocated 26 and 8 seats to Asom Gana Parishad and the United People's Party Liberal respectively.
It has refrained from announcing incumbent CM Sarbananda Sonowal as the CM candidate, leading to speculations that Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma might be another contender for the post. On the other hand, Congress has formed a grand alliance with BPF, AGM, AIUDF, CPI, CPI(M), CPI(ML), RJD and JPP. The pact with AIUDF has caused some consternation in the Congress camp.
Important electoral battles:
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Dholai: Parimal Suklabaidya (BJP) vs Kamakhya Prasad Mala (Congress)
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Sonai: Aminul Haque Laskar (BJP) vs Karim Uddin Barbhuiya (AIUDF)
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Panery: Biswajit Daimary (BJP) vs Karuna Kanta Swargiary (BPF)
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Rangia: Bhabesh Kalita (BJP) vs Bhagaban Dev Misra (CPM)
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Katigora: Gautam Roy (BJP) vs Khalil Uddin Mazumder (Congress)
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Jagiroad: Pijush Hazarika (BJP) vs Swapan Kumar Mandal (Congress)
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Jamunamukh: Sadik Ullah Bhuyan (BJP) vs Sirajuddin Ajmal (AIUDF)
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Karimganj North: Kamalakhya Dey Purkayastha (Congress) vs Manash Das (BJP)
Published By : Digital Desk
Published On: 31 March 2021 at 22:55 IST