The first phase of polling for 62 Assembly segments in Assam ended on Monday with an estimated 66 per cent polling recorded.
The chief electoral officer, Assam, Mr Hemanta Narzary, told this newspaper that around 66 per cent polling was recorded.

Predicting a hung assembly in Assam, Tripura chief minister Manik Sarkar on Tuesday did not rule out participation of the left front in a secular government with like-minded parties.

The election commission has completed the preparation for first phase of polling for the 62 Assembly seats in 13 districts of Assam on Monday.

According to the commission, polling will be held in 11

Elections to five assemblies kicked off on Monday with the first phase being held in Assam where voting began at 7 a.m. No untoward incidents were reported, officials said.

Twelve percent votes were

Long queues were seen outside polling booths in Assam, where an estimated 39 per cent polling had been recorded till midday on Monday in the first phase of the state elections that also marks the begi

Voting for the first phase of Assembly elections in Assam ended on Monday with an estimated 70 per cent polling recorded, officials said.

The BJP on Sunday launched blistering attack on ruling Congress by displaying video footage indicating nexus of Congress minister with prime accused of the multi-crore-rupees North Cachar Hills scam.

The Election Commission has completed the preparation for first phase of polling for the 62 Assembly seats in 13 districts of Assam on Monday.
According to the commission, polling will be held in 11,264 polling booths of 7,743 places for which 485 candidates are in the fray. The Election Commission has identified 2,093 polling stations as hyper-sensitive, 2,985 sensitive and another 817 centers as prone to violence.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who campaigned for the Congress here on Saturday, said the Central government was open to talks with all militant groups and the discussions with the United Liberation Front of Asom (Ulfa) had been a good beginning.

Senior BJP leader L.K. Advani on Friday launched a blistering attack on the Congress here for being corrupt and said that if voted to power, the BJP would initiate impartial inquiry and ensure exemplary punishment to all “scamsters” who have allegedly “swallowed” several thousand crores of rupees in scams.