Assam’s second phase of Panchayat elections took place on Sunday and recorded a voter turnout of 75%. The first phase, earlier on December 5 had witnessed an 80% turnout.
The second phase of Assam Panchayat Elections recorded a 75% voters’ turnout on Sunday. The voting went on till late at night in 900 polling station across ten districts. The state election commission said the elections were quite peaceful.
The state election commissioner of Assam, H N Bora said complaints were filed only in three districts Cachar, Karimganj and Nalbari. He informed that re-polling will take place in one Nalbari district polling station and a total of eight Cachar and Karimganj district polling stations on Tuesday.
The ten Assamese districts where polling was held on Sunday included; Barpeta, Bongaigaon, Cachar, Dhubri, Goalpara, Hojai, Hailakandi, Karimganj, South Salmara, and Nalbari. According to the Assam State Election Commission, Dhubri district recorded the highest turnout of 86%.
The first phase of Panchayat Elections held on December 5, recorded a turnout of around 80%. People from sixteen districts voted in the first phase.
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