Assam bypolls 5165pc turnout recorded till 1 pm
Guwahati Oct 30 PTI Voting has largely been peaceful for bypolls to five assembly constituencies in Assam with 5165 per cent turnout recorded till 1 pm on Saturday an official said Polling is underway in Gossaigaon Bhabanipur Tamulpur Mariani and Thowra assembly segments with strict adherence to COVID-19 protocols he said An estimated 5165 per cent of the total 796 lakh electors exercised their franchise in the first six hours of voting with the highest turnout recorded in Bhabanipur at 62 per cent followed by Gossaigaon 5794 per cent Thowra 5452 per cent Tamulpur 47 per cent and Mariani 3513 per cent Voting which began at 7 am will continue till 5 pm No untoward incident has been reported so far from the five poll-bound constituencies the Election Commission official said adding that Central Armed Police Force CAPF personnel have been deployed in 1176 polling stations Long queues were seen outside polling booths with voters and election officials adhering to COVID-19 protocols and maintaining social distancing norms Altogether 31 candidates are in the fray the Election Commission official said In the backdrop of the pandemic polling stations were sanitised and health safety protocols are strictly followed he said First-time voters were greeted with ethnic scarf in some constituencies while volunteers helped people with disabilities PwD to enter the polling booths in wheelchairs Webcast arrangements have been put in place in all the polling stations to monitor the proceedings the official said By-elections to Gossaigaon and Tamulpur were necessitated due to death of the sitting MLAs while the incumbents of Bhabanipur Mariani and Thowra resigned from their seats to join the ruling BJP The Assam government has declared October 30 this year as paid holiday for workers and employees in all factories tea gardens banks shops and commercial establishments within the jurisdiction of the five constituencies to enable them to cast their votes in the bypolls PTI ESB TR SSG BDC BDC
Guwahati Oct 30 PTI Voting has largely been peaceful for bypolls to five assembly constituencies in Assam with 5165 per cent turnout recorded till 1 pm on Saturday an official said Polling is underway in Gossaigaon Bhabanipur Tamulpur Mariani and Thowra assembly segments with strict adherence to COVID-19 protocols he said An estimated 5165 per cent of the total 796 lakh electors exercised their franchise in the first six hours of voting with the highest turnout recorded in Bhabanipur at 62 per cent followed by Gossaigaon 5794 per cent Thowra 5452 per cent Tamulpur 47 per cent and Mariani 3513 per cent Voting which began at 7 am will continue till 5 pm No untoward incident has been reported so far from the five poll-bound constituencies the Election Commission official said adding that Central Armed Police Force CAPF personnel have been deployed in 1176 polling stations Long queues were seen outside polling booths with voters and election officials adhering to COVID-19 protocols and maintaining social distancing norms Altogether 31 candidates are in the fray the Election Commission official said In the backdrop of the pandemic polling stations were sanitised and health safety protocols are strictly followed he said First-time voters were greeted with ethnic scarf in some constituencies while volunteers helped people with disabilities PwD to enter the polling booths in wheelchairs Webcast arrangements have been put in place in all the polling stations to monitor the proceedings the official said By-elections to Gossaigaon and Tamulpur were necessitated due to death of the sitting MLAs while the incumbents of Bhabanipur Mariani and Thowra resigned from their seats to join the ruling BJP The Assam government has declared October 30 this year as paid holiday for workers and employees in all factories tea gardens banks shops and commercial establishments within the jurisdiction of the five constituencies to enable them to cast their votes in the bypolls PTI ESB TR SSG BDC BDC
