Phase 3 of Lok Sabha elections: Voting underway in four Assam constituencies

GUWAHATI: Voting process is underway in as many as four constituencies of Assam that went to polls in the third phase of Lok Sabha elections.

Four Lok Sabha constituencies in Assam that went to polls in the third phase of elections on Tuesday (May 07) are: Kokrajhar (ST), Dhubri, Barpeta and Guwahati.

Polling in these four Lok Sabha constituencies of Assam commenced at 7 am and conclude at 5 pm.

The third phase of Lok Sabha elections in Assam is set to determine the fate of 47 candidates vying for victory in four crucial constituencies.

Notably, six women are contesting in the final phase of polling in Assam.

All eyes are on the prestigious Guwahati seat, where both the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress have fielded female candidates – Bijuli Kalita Medhi and Mira Borthakur Goswami, respectively.

Among the other prominent contenders are AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal, seeking re-election for the fourth consecutive term from Dhubri, Congress MLA Rakibul Hussain, eight-time Asom Gana Parishad legislator Phanibhushan Choudhury and CPI-M MLA Manoranjan Talukdar.

Barpeta boasts the highest number of candidates at 14, while Guwahati has the lowest with eight candidates in the fray.

The total electorate comprises 82.11 lakh voters, including 41.27 lakh men, 40.84 lakh women, and 112 belonging to the third gender, spread across 9516 polling stations.

Tight security arrangements have been put in place, with 60 companies of security forces deployed across the constituencies to ensure a safe and peaceful polling process.

Assam chief electoral officer (CEO) Anurag Goel has assured that all arrangements have been completed for conducting the polls in a free, fair, safe, and peaceful manner.