[1]Brisk polling was recorded on Monday in the second and final phase of elections for 64 assembly constituencies in Assam, with an estimated 22 per cent of voters exercising their franchise in the first three hours.
The voting, which started at 7 a.m. will continue till 3 p.m.
An electorate of 96,77,113, comprising 50,09,083 men and 46,68,030 women will decide the fate of 596 candidates including 449 men and 47 women.
Among the prominent candidates whose fate would be decided in this phase include Revenue Minister Bhumidhar Barman from Borkhetry, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma from Jalukbari, Tourism and Forest Minister Rockybul Hussain from Samaguri, Education Minister Gautam Bora from Batadraba, Social Welfare Minister Akon Bora from Dispur.
Former Chief Minister Prafulla Kumar Mahanta, Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) President Chandramohan Patowary, former Speaker Pulakesh Barua, former AGP ministers Thaneswar Boro, Rekha Rani Das Barua, Atul Bora and Girin Barua along with all eleven sitting MLAs of BPF are also in the fray.
Elaborate security arrangements have been made to ensure free and fair polls
Of 12,589 polling stations, 2033 have been identified as hyper-sensitive, 4175 as sensitive and 475 as vulnerable.
The election results will be declared on May 13.
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