First phase of Assembly elections in West Bengal and Assam

Mangalore Today News Network

New Delhi, Apr 04, 2016: Voting for the first phase of Assembly elections began in West Bengal and Assam on Monday. West Bengal’s 18 constituencies are spread across the three western districts of West Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia amid tight security.

Voting is also being held for 65 constituencies in Assam. A total of 95,11,732 voters will decide the fate of 539 candidates, including Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi in Titabar constituency, and the BJP’s chief ministerial candidate Sarbananda Sonowal in Majuli.

Here are latest updates:

We’ll have to take all possible measures to develop Majuli (Assam) and make it visible in map of world: BJP CM candidate in Assam Sarbananda Sonowal.

’I will be the next Chief Minister. I don’t think its a tough battle,’ says Assam CM Tarun Gogoi after casting his vote at Jorhat.

The 18 poll-going constituencies in West Bengal include- nine in Purulia, three in Bankura and six in West Midnapore.

In 13 Left Wing Extremism (LWE) affected constituencies, polling will end two hours early at 4 p.m.
As many as 40,09,171 electors including 16 transgender voters will exercise their franchise in the first stage which has 133 candidates in the fray.

The staggered six-phase elections for 294 assembly seats are spread over seven polling dates and will continue till May 5.

The other six polling dates are April 11, 17, 21, 25, 30 and May 5.

Assam: Voters to seal fate of Tarun Gogoi, Sarbananda Sonowal

Voting began on Monday morning in the first phase of assembly elections in Assam involving 65 constituencies, officials said.Assam involving 65 constituencies, officials said.

A total of 95,11,732 voters, including 45,95,712 females, will decide the fate of 539 candidates, including Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi in Titabar constituency, and the BJP’s chief ministerial candidate Sarbananda Sonowal in Majuli.

Balloting will be held at 12,190 polling stations.