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81.96% polling recorded in second phase poll in Assam till 5 PM
High turnout recorded in second phase poll in 65 assembly constituencies in Assam on Monday.
Guwahati : High turnout recorded in second phase poll in 65 assembly constituencies in Assam on Monday.
According to the Election Commission of India (ECI) report around 81.96 percent polling recorded in second phase poll in the state till 5 PM.
Assam Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Vijayendra said that it should be crossed 84 percent and it will break all time records.
In last assembly election in the state the total turnout was 75.94 percent and in loksabha poll in 2014 was 80.21 percent.
Large numbers of voter are still waited in several polling stations to cast their votes.
Former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, the Rajya Sabha MP from Assam since 1991 cast his ballot at Dispur Government HS School under Dispur assembly constituency.
The second phase poll was held in 14 constituencies in Central Assam and 47 in Lower Assam.
81.96 percent out of 1,04,35,277 voters of the 61 constituencies will decide fate of 525 candidates including Assam former Chief Minister Prafulla Kumar Mahanta, BJP’s candidate Himanta Biswa Sarma, Siddhartha Bhattacharya, Congress Ministers Rockybul Hussain, Basanta Das, Sukur Ali, Chandan Sarkar, former ministers Dr Ardhendu Kumar Dey, Gautam Bora, Nilamani Sen Deka, Akon Bora, Atul Bora, Chandra Mohan Patowary, Ramendra Narayan Kalita.
82.20 percent polling recorded in first phase poll in 65 constituencies was held on April 4.
On the other hand, BJP hope to capture maximum seats in the state after reflecting high turnout.
“People wants change this time and we hope the BJP alliance will form the next government in the state,” Sarbananda Sonowal said.
BJP’s ally Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) president Atul Bora said that, after high turnout in both phases it reflected that people of Assam wanted change this time.
On the other hand, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said that large voters’ turnout in the Assembly Election in Assam is a good sign of democracy.
Gogoi also said that the large scale popular participation is an indicative of the people’s interests for shaping their own destiny which is one of the tenets of healthy democracy.
Gogoi said that large voters’ turn-out indicates growing conscious of the people of the State.
The Assam CM thanked the people of Assam for their spontaneous participation in the electoral process.
Gogoi also attributed the large turnout to a sound and changed academic atmosphere and development of education scenario in the State during the last 15 years.
The Assam CM also acknowledged the role media for growing voters’ turn-out in the State in the Assembly Elections- 2016.
The result of the state assembly poll will be declared on May 19.
(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath)
