The Election Commission of India (ECI) has sought a factual report from the Arunachal Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) regarding reported incidents of booth capturing, vandalisation of EVMs and other poll-related violence in three assembly constituencies during the simultaneous elections in the state.
Assam Chief Minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma, has urged Punjab to support PM Narendra Modi in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, highlighting Modi's connection to Punjab and his potential to provide strong leadership.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma while reacting on Supreme Court granting interim bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that Kejriwal shouldn't have been brought of the jail.
In April, incumbent MP Naba Kumar Sarania, popularly known as Hira Sarania, faced a setback when his nomination papers for the Kokrajhar constituency in Assam were rejected.
An individual identified as Swmkwr Brahma, has come under the scanner for sharing a video of himself casting his vote. The District Election Officer, Kokrajhar has launched an investigation into the matter.
Tension erupted at a polling booth in Bongaigaon district due to allegations of voter suppression. The situation escalated when a female voter was allegedly denied her right to vote.
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma reports peaceful conduct of the third phase of Lok Sabha elections, predicts landslide victory for BJP. No reports of violence or disturbances, rules out possibility of repolling.
Najrul Hoque, the AIUDF leader, has predicted a significant lead of 60,000-70,000 votes against the Congress party in Dhubri during the Lok Sabha general elections. The third phase of polling witnessed a voter turnout of 45.88% across four constituencies in Assam.
Ankit Soni, a resident of Nadiad, Gujarat, who lost his hands to an electric shock, made his mark in the third phase of Lok Sabha elections 2024 by voting with his feet. He not only exercised his democratic right, but also appealed to the citizens to vote.
Bollywood actor Shekhar Suman made his foray into the political field and joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) along with ex-Congress spokesperson Radhika Khera on May 7.
In a concerning and unfortunate incident, a polling agent at the Mohanpur Nayapara Primary School No 171 polling booth in Jogighopa, Bongaigaon, Assam fell unconscious while on duty on May 7.
As per the latest polling trends, in the third phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Assam witnessed a voter turnout of 27.34 percent across its four constituencies till 11.30 am.
A clash broke out between two groups at a polling booth in Mankachar, within Assam's Dhubri Lok Sabha constituency, as voters queued up to cast their votes on May 7.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Bijuli Kalita Medhi cast her vote at Pub Guwahati High school, Jyoti Nagar, Bamunimaidan, Guwahati, Assam on May 7.
Voters in riverine areas of Assam's Dhubri used boats to cross the Brahmaputra river to arrive at a polling booth to cast their votes. Visuals of huge number of voters taking boat rides to reach their respective polling stations emerged on social media platforms.
With the third phase of Lok Sabha elections 2024 kicking off at 7 am across 12 states and union territories, Assam recorded 10.12 per cent voting percentage as per the early voter turnout trends.
Khampha Borgyari, the candidate representing the Bodoland People's Front (BPF) in the Kokrajhar Lok Sabha constituency, exercised his voting privilege at The Basubari Primary School polling station in Chirang on May 7.
Amidst challenging weather conditions, Mira Borthakur, the Congress candidate for the Guwahati Lok Sabha constituency, exercised her voting rights at the Narbam L.P. School polling center
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived at a polling booth in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, his home turf on May 7 to cast his ballot.
Starting at 7:00 am, voters in Assam (4), Bihar (5), Chhattisgarh (7), Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (2), Goa (2), Gujarat (25), Karnataka (14), Maharashtra (11), Madhya Pradesh (8), Uttar Pradesh (10), and West Bengal (4) headed to the polling booths. Notably, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) secured the Surat seat uncontested.
Polling teams have been dispatched to their assigned polling stations in four parliamentary constituencies – Guwahati, Barpeta, Kokrajhar, and Dhubri – starting from the Maniram Dewan Trade Centre.
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