The much-anticipated panchayat polls in Assam will be held in two phases — on Dec 5 & 9 — while counting of votes will take place on Dec 12. This was announced by Assam State Election Commissioner HN Bora in Guwahati today (Nov 5).
#BREAKING | Panchayat elections in #Assam to be held in two phases on Dec 5 & 9, counting of votes on Dec 12, announces Assam State Election Commission
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While 16 districts will go to polls in the first phase on Dec 5, electorate in 10 districts will be able to exercise their franchise in the grassroots-level elections on Dec 9.
Voting in the first phase on Dec 5 will be held in Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, Sivasagar, Charaideo, Jorhat, Majuli, Golaghat, Nagaon, Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Biswanath, Sonitpur, Darrang, Morigaon, Kamrup (Metro) & Kamrup districts. On the other hand, 10 districts — Nalbari, Barpeta, Bongaigaon, Dhubri, South Salmara Mankachar, Goalpara, Cachar, Hailakandi, Karimganj and Hojai — will go to polls in the second phase, the State Election Commissioner announced.
#BREAKING | #Assam #PanchayatPolls | Voting in first phase on Dec 5 will be held in 16 districts: Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, Sivasagar, Charaideo, Jorhat, Majuli, Golaghat, Nagaon, Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Biswanath, Sonitpur, Darrang, Morigaon, Kamrup (Metro) & Kamrup. https://t.co/pzTciLLaH6
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#BREAKING | #Assam #PanchayatPolls | Voting in second phase on Dec 9 will be held in 10 districts: Nalbari, Barpeta, Bongaigaon, Dhubri, South Salmara Mankachar, Goalpara, Cachar, Hailakandi, Karimganj and Hojai.
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A total of 1,56,41,456 voters will be eligible to exercise their franchise in the hustings as the State election commission plans to conduct the polls in a total of 23,505 polling stations spread across the State. 8,243 of them have been graded as sensitive while 3,665 are very sensitive, Bora added.
#BREAKING | #Assam #PanchayatPolls | Voting will be held in a total of 23,505 polling stations out of which 8,243 are sensitive and 3,665 very sensitive. A total of 1,56,41,456 voters will be eligible to exercise their franchise, announced State Election Commissioner HN Bora.
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The State Election Commissioner also announced that the panchayat polls will be conducted as per the new rules and candidates intending to contest in the elections will have to fulfill the new eligibility criteria.
