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BTC Polls: Voting underway in Kokrajhar and Chirang districts

BTC Polls: Voting underway in Kokrajhar and Chirang districts

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KOKRAJHAR: The polling in two districts in Kokrajhar and Chirang districts of the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) is officially underway. Polling began at 7:30 am in the morning today.

Assam State Election Commissioner Alok Kumar has said that the counting of votes for both phases of the polls will start from 8 am on December 12, 2020, till completion.

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In the second phase of polling, 10,23,404 voters will decide the future of 111 candidates by exercising their franchise across 1,407 polling stations. In the second round of voting, votes will be cast in 19 Constituencies across the two districts.

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It may be mentioned that the Gauhati High Court had earlier directed the State Election Commission (SEC) to release an election notification with regard to the BTC elections and declare the poll date by November 20, 2020.

It is pertinent to mention here that elections to the 40-member BTC were earlier scheduled by the Commission on April 4, 2020 but had to be deferred because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Council comprising 4 Assam districts has been under Assam Governor Jagadish Mukhi’s rule on expiry of its five-year term on April 27, 2020.

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Earlier today, Minister Chandan Brahma, casting his vote at the Nilibari Primary School in Kajalgaon, asserted that the Hagrama Mohilary-led Bodoland People's Front (BPF) would form the Government at the BTC once again.

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Edited By: Admin
Published On: Dec 10, 2020