Guwahati, April 10 (IANS) Apart from outshining men in voting percentage in Assam, Kerala and Puducherry, women electors in Thursday’s Assembly elections helped set records in the overall polling percentage in the northeastern state and the southern Union Territory, ECI data showed. In Kerala, the women voter percentage on Thursday was 81.19 per cent which was higher than the 1987 Assembly poll’s record of 80.58 per cent, the data showed on Friday.The overwhelming participation of women in A…
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New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Janata Dal (United) National Spokesperson Rajeev Ranjan Prasad on Friday said voter participation in the April 9 Assembly elections has reached record levels, asserting that early trends indicate a strong position for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in key states.Speaking to IANS, Prasad said, “Voters have participated in record numbers. In Assam and Puducherry, the NDA appears to be heading towards forming the government with a large margin, based on current …
Guwahati, April 9 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday expressed satisfaction over the high voter turnout in the ongoing Assembly elections, stating that the enthusiasm shown by voters, particularly among Hindu and indigenous communities, reflects a strong commitment to the democratic process. Speaking after polling concluded, Sarma said there has been a visible surge in participation among local and indigenous voters. He termed the development as a positive sign fo…
Guwahati, April 9 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday launched a sharp attack on the Congress, accusing the party of resorting to “desperate and low-level tactics” by dragging popular singer Zubeen Garg into electoral politics. Addressing reporters after polling, Sarma alleged that the Congress had “stooped too low” by using Zubeen Garg’s image at polling booths to influence voters. He claimed that such actions reflect the party’s weakening ground suppo…
Guwahati, April 9 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said that the ongoing Assembly elections in the state have transformed into a “people’s movement” aimed at safeguarding Assam’s identity, culture, and land. In a post on X, Sarma asserted that the electoral exercise goes beyond a conventional political contest, describing it as a collective resolve of the people to protect their “civilisational values” and resist what he termed as illegal infiltration and d…
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) As Assam voted on Thursday, and West Bengal will on April 23 and 29, one contentious issue that dominates all is that of infiltration – especially of Bengali-speaking Muslim migrants – from Bangladesh. Issues of identity, migration, and language in West Bengal and Assam are not recent, but have been there for a long time, and have even led to clashes in the past.Immigration has significantly dominated politics, particularly in the run‑up to elections. Subsequent g…
Thiruvanthapuram/Guwahati/Puducherry, April 9 (IANS) Polling in Thursday’s Assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, and Puducherry saw a robust turnout under largely peaceful conditions amidst heavy deployment of security forces, as only isolated incidents of law‑and‑order reports came in. The Union Territory of Puducherry recorded the highest turnout at 89.08 per cent, followed by Assam at 85.04 per cent, and Kerala at 77.38 per cent, according to updates available around 7 p.m., though the f…
Guwahati, April 9 (IANS) Women who arrived to cast their votes in the Assam Assembly election, on Thursday, hailed the Women’s Reservation Bill. They appreciated Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his “work” towards women empowerment and hoped the Bill will pave the way for women to come forward and raise their voices.Notably, PM Modi shared a video message on Thursday, urging collective support for the Women’s Reservation Bill.The government plans to introduce amendments to the Nari Shakti Va…
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) The voter turnout in Assam Assembly elections was recorded at 59.63 per cent and in Puducherry at 56.83 per cent as of 1 p.m. on Thursday, according to data shared by the Election Commission of India (ECI). Meanwhile, in Kerala, the high-stakes Assembly election gathered remarkable momentum, with nearly 50 per cent of the state’s 2.71 crore electorate having exercised their franchise by 1 p.m., raising expectations that the final turnout could challenge long-standing re…
Agartala, April 9 (IANS) Around 53 per cent voter turnout was recorded till 1 p.m. in the by-election for Dharmanagar Assembly constituency in North Tripura district, and the balloting is underway amid tight security arrangements, election officials said. An election official said that no untoward incident has been reported so far after the polling began at 7 a.m. at the 55 polling stations in the Assembly segment, which shares inter-state borders with Assam and Mizoram.Before the voting started…