An estimated 76 per cent of the 77,26,668 voters exercised their franchise on Friday during the second phase of polling of the Lok Sabha Election in Assam.
Around 75 per cent votes were cast in the five Lok Sabha constituencies of Silchar, Karimganj, Nagaon, Diphu and Darang-Udalguri in Assam till 5 pm on Friday.
Silchar recorded a turnout of 73 per cent, followed by 79 per cent in Karimganj, 78 per cent in Nagaon, 74 per cent in Diphu and 76 per cent in Darang-Udalguri.
The polling, which began at 7 am, concluded at 5 pm today.
Prominent candidates in the fray were sitting MPs Pradyut Bordoloi of Congress from Nagaon, BJP’s Dilip Saikia and Kripanath Malla from Darrang-Udalguri and Karimganj respectively and Assam Minister for Excise, Transport and Fisheries Parimal Suklabaidya of BJP from Silchar, among others.
