Campaign for first phase polling ends this evening in Assam, West Bengal

GUWAHATI: Today is the last day of campaigning for the first phase of elections in both Assam and West Bengal following the Election Commission’s guidelines to bind up election campaigning 48 hours before the close of polls.

The election campaign in 47 constituencies under Phase I will come to an end at 6 pm on March 25, 2021.

Polling will take place in the first phase on 47 constituencies in a total of 12 districts in the Upper Assam.

ALSO READ: Farmers Body Call 12 Hours Bharat Bandh Tomorrow

They are as under:

71-Dhekiajuli Sonitpur

72-Barchalla

73-Tezpur

74-Rangapara

75-Sootea

76-Biswanath Biswanath

77-Behali

78-Gohpur

109-Bihpuria Lakhimpur

83-Dhing Nagaon

84-Batadroba

85-Rupohihat

88-Samaguri

89-Kaliabar

93-Bokakhat Golaghat

94-Sarupathar

95-Golaghat

96-Khumtai

97-Dergaon (SC) Jorhat

98-Jorhat Jorhat

102-Teok

100-Titabor

101-Mariani

103-Amguri Sivasagar

107-Thowra

108-Sibsagar

104-Nazira

105-Mahmara Charaideo

106-Sonari

115-Moran Dibrugarh

116-Dibrugarh

117-Lahowal

118-Duliajan

119-Tingkhong

120-Naharkatia

122-Tinsukia Tinsukia

123-Digboi

124-Margherita

99-Majuli (ST) Majuli

110-Naoboicha Lakhimpur

111-Lakhimpur

112-Dhakuakhana (ST)

113-Dhemaji (ST) Dhemaji

114-Jonai (ST)

121-Chabua Dibrugarh

125-Doom Dooma

126-Sadiya

A total of 269 candidates are in the fray for these 47 seats and a total of 81 lakh voters will determine the fate of 269 political candidates.

Political parties, including the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Congress, Raijor Dal, All India Trinamool Congress, Assam Jatiya Parishad, and other newly floated regional parties and the left front, have gone to great lengths to woo voters.

The NDA and Mahajoth, or a grand alliance, are likely to battle it out for the majority of seats in the first phase.

Regional forces Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) and independent Raijor Dal candidates, on the other hand, are expected to contest for some seats.

ALSO READ: Cheques, passbook of 8 banks to be invalid from April 1

This phase features chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal, state Congress president Ripun Bora, Asom Gana Parishad chief Atul Bora, and Executive President Keshab Mahanta.

Meanwhile, AJP president Lurinjyoti Gogoi, Raijor Dal president Akhil Gogoi will be making their polls debut through this phase.

Several high-profile leaders, including Prime minister Narendra Modi, BJP President J P Nadda, and union ministers Rajnath Singh and Amit Shah, have been seen campaigning in this phase.

Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, and Chattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel were among the senior Congress leaders who campaigned for their candidates.

On the other hand, polling in West Bengal will cover 30 constituencies in a total of five districts in the state.

A total of 191 candidates are in the fray for these 30 seats.

Assembly elections in both Assam and West Bengal will take place from March 27.

Follow us on Facebook