Voting is peacefully progressing for the Phase-III of Lok Sabha Elections in Assam. Voting began at 7 AM and will end at 5 PM in the constituencies. A total of 54 candidates are in fray for the four LS seats in Assam- Guwahati, Kokrajhar, Barpeta and Dhubri. There are 9577 total number of polling booths for 74.77 lakh total voters.
There is a straight fight in Guwahati between Congress' Bobbeeta Sharma and BJP's Queen Oja, whereas triangular fight in Barpeta and Dhubri and four-cornered fight in Kokrajhar. There are 17 candidates contesting from Guwahati, while 15 candidates are contesting in Dhubri, 13 candidates in Barpeta and 9 candidates in Kokrajhar.
In Guwahati, there is a special provision for two ballot units. Names of 16 candidates along with NOTA have been registered in one unit and the other has one. Also there are 12 model polling booths in Guwahati constituency.
Meanwhile, till 12 PM Assam recorded 28.64 percent of polling. However, there are reports coming from some of the polling booths where EVMs were or are dysfunctional.
