264 candidates contesting in 47 constituencies will go to polls in the first phase of Assam legislative assembly on Saturday, while, 81,9,850 voters will exercise their right to franchise in this phase, the election commission informed on Thursday.
A total of 241 male candidates and 23 female candidates will contest during the phase of the Assembly elections.
Of 81,9,850 voters, a total of 40,77,210 male voters, 40,32,481 female voters, and 124 transgenders are eligible to vote in the first phase.
Meanwhile, Jonai constituency has the highest number of voters 3,11,660 and
Thowra has the lowest constituency with 1,15,364 voters in the first phase. Overall, Dispur constituency has the highest voters of 4,11,636 in the state.
11537 total polling stations have been set up in the first phase across 6,433 locations. There are 9620 are main polling stations, and 1917 auxiliary polling station in the first phase.
As many as 2,41,269 total polling personnel have been deployed across the state.
Moreover, web casting will be carried out at 50 per cent of polling stations per assembly constituency. All voters will be provided with hand wash, sanitisers, masks and gloves.
The state election commission office will have a control room so will each district have a control room, the election commission added.
