Assam Polls Phase-II: 73.03% turnout recorded till 5.30 pm

GUWAHATI: 73.03% voter turnout till 5.30 pm was recorded in the second phase of assembly elections across 39 constituencies in Assam.

While the Nalbari constituency witnessed the highest voting percentage with a voter turnout of 81.53%, Jamanumukh recorded the lowest voter turnout of 63.53% till 5.30 pm.

Polling in all the 13 districts going to polls today began at 7 am and will conclude at 6 pm.

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Earlier in the day, former Minister of State (MoS) for Railways Rajen Gohain after casting his vote in Nagaon opined that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will form government in the state by winning more than 75 seats.

Reports are pouring in that voting was temporarily stopped at polling stations at Silchar and Nagaon due to Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) malfunctions.

A total of 345 candidates are in the fray in this phase of voting. Polling for the third and last phase will be held on April 6 while counting of votes will take place on May 2.

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