BREAKING: BTC election dates announced; Check details here

GUWAHATI: At long last, the Election Commission of Assam has declared the dates of the upcoming polls in the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) which were delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Alok Kumar, the State Election Commissioner of Assam, today announced that the BTC election shall be held in two phases.

In the first phase of polls, residents of Udalguri and Baksa districts will head to the polling booths. The casting of votes shall take place between 7:30 am in the morning till 4:30 pm in the afternoon. Re-polling, if any, shall take place on December 12, stated the Election Commissioner.

Residents of Kokrajhar and Chirang districts shall exercise their franchise on December 12, 2020, from 7:30 am in the morning till 4:30 pm in the afternoon.

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The counting of votes shall be held on December 12, 2020, the Election Commissioner informed.

Earlier, the Gauhati High Court had directed the State Election Commission (SEC) to release an election notification with regard to the upcoming Bodoland Territorial Council elections and declare the election date by November 20.

The Court gave the order after the hearing a PIL filed on the BTC election. The order was passed by a division bench of the Gauhati High Court comprising of Justice Manish Choudhury and Chief Justice (acting) N Kotiswar Singh.

According to reports, the elections in the 40-member Council shall be held in two phases. The BTC elections were to be held on April 4 but were delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Governor’s rule was imposed and is still in place.

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