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Guwahati, April 9. Initial polling trends indicate a steady voter turnout across key regions as voting progressed on Thursday across 126 Assembly constituencies in Assam.According to data recorded up to 11:00 a.m., Assam reported an approximate voter turnout rate (VTR) of 38.92 per cent...

Guwahati, April 9 Polling for all 126 Assam assembly constituencies began on Thursday to decide the electoral fate of 722 candidates, officials said.In this high-stakes election, the ruling BJP is aiming for a third consecutive term in office, while the Congress seeks to regain power after...

Guwahati, August 8 The high-stakes elections to the 126-member Assam assembly will be held on Thursday, with most seats expected to witness a direct contest between the BJP-led NDA and the opposition coalition led by the Congress.The BJP is aiming for a third consecutive term in power in these...

NDA organizes bike rally in TamulpurA large bike rally was organized today in support of NDA candidate Biswajit Daimary in the 43 Tamulpur Assembly Constituency. The rally began from the NDA election office at Motonga Chowk and travelled across the constituency, creating a strong electoral...

Shivraj Singh Chouhan campaigns for the NDA alliance candidate in BokakhatIn Assam's Golaghat district, a large election rally of the NDA alliance was held in Bokakhat in support of AGP candidate Atul Bora. The rally was attended by Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and BJP State President...

Tezpur (Assam), March 31 Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday criticised the Congress at a poll rally in Assam, accusing it of "exploiting" the talent and capabilities of the state's youth, and urged people to never forgive the party.Alleging that the Congress was only concerned about...

Mankachar (Assam), March 30 Assam Congress chief Gaurav Gogoi on Monday alleged that AIUDF president Badruddin Ajmal and Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma are like "uncle and nephew" and "two sides of the same coin".Addressing an election rally here for party candidate Mahibur Rahman, Gogoi...

Jagiroad/Bokakhat (Assam), March 30 BJP president Nitin Nabin accused the Congress on Monday of facilitating the illegal entry of Bangladeshis into Assam when it was in power, and claimed that it was the BJP that stopped their entry after forming a government in the state.At a rally in...

Guwahati, March 27 Only eight percent of the total 722 candidates contesting the Assam Assembly elections are women, with no third gender candidate in the race, an official statement said on Friday.Independent candidates account for over 250 of the total candidates, while the main opposition...

Ashok Singhal attends election rally in DudhnoiFollowing the filing of nomination papers by NDA candidate Tankeswar Rabha on Monday, a rally was held in Dudhnoi, under the Dudhnoi (ST) Assembly constituency in the Goalpara district.District Guardian Minister Ashok Singhal attended the rally...

Final Day for Nominations in AssamToday was the final day for submitting nominations for the upcoming Assam Assembly elections. The scrutiny of nomination papers will take place tomorrow, while March 26th has been set as the last date for withdrawing candidature.On the final day, candidates...

Assam CM backs AGP leaders at nomination ralliesAssam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma campaigned in Golaghat today in support of senior AGP leader Keshab Mahanta and AGP president Atul Bora, both of whom filed their nomination papers on the last day of nominations. He urged voters to...

Guwahati, March 23 Candidates from all political parties, including ministers, state unit presidents, defectors, and former MPs, filed their nominations for the Assam assembly elections on the last day for submitting documents on Monday.The BJP-led NDA, comprising the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP)...

New Delhi/Guwahati, March 21 The BJP announced the names of two more candidates for the April 9 Assembly elections in Assam on Saturday, fielding Krishna Saha from Dalgaon and Jiban Gogoi from Sissibargaon, party sources said.With this, the saffron party has fielded its candidates for 90 seats...

Guwahati, March 20 Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma filed nomination papers on Friday, seeking re-election from the Jalukbari constituency for the sixth consecutive term.Sarma was accompanied by his wife, Riniki Bhuyan Sarma, his son, Nandil Biswa Sarma, BJP's Gauhati Lok Sabha MP...

Guwahati, March 19 The opposition AIUDF announced its third list of six candidates for the Assam elections on Thursday.The Badruddin Ajmal-led party has so far nominated candidates for 27 constituencies.Former MLAs Sheikh Shah Alam and Ali Akbar Miah have been fielded in Jaleswar and...

BJP finalizes seat sharing with AGP and BPFAhead of the Assam Assembly election, state Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma announced that the BJP has finalized the seat-sharing arrangement between the saffron party, Asom Gana Parisha (AGP), and Bodoland People’s Front (BPF) for the upcoming...

Guwahati, March 3 The opposition Congress took the lead on Tuesday in announcing its first list of 42 candidates for the upcoming assembly elections in Assam, which includes both sitting MLAs and former ministers, as well as new faces, including the sons of three prominent politicians.The...

Guwahati, March 3 Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma congratulated his cabinet colleague Jogen Mohan and MLA Terash Gowala on Tuesday for being nominated as BJP candidates for the Rajya Sabha elections.The terms of the three Rajya Sabha seats held by BJP's Bhubaneswar Kalita and Rameswar...

Dibrugarh (Assam), February 18 BJP national president Nitin Nabin set a target for party workers in Assam to secure at least 50 per cent of the votes in every booth in the upcoming assembly elections.Accusing the Congress of using Assam as a land for "vote bank politics," he said the...