An estimated 60.32 per cent of the 77,26,668 voters exercised their franchise till 3 pm in the five parliamentary constituencies of Guwahati, Assam, where the second phase of voting is underway on Friday, election officials said.
He said that the highest turnout of 64.43 percent was recorded in Darrang-Udalguri, followed by 60.74 percent in Diphu (ST), 60.56 percent in Nagaon, 60.36 percent in Karimganj and 53.06 percent in Silchar.
Voting started at 7 in the morning and will continue till 5 in the evening.
Prominent candidates who exercised their franchise were Assam Excise, Transport and Fisheries Minister Parimal Suklabaidya and his Congress rival Surya Kanta Sarkar in Silchar (SC), Congress candidate Joyram Angleng in Diphu (ST) and sitting Congress MP Pradyut Bordoloi in Nagaon. Are.
A total of 77,26,668 voters, including 38,61,559 women and 179 people of both genders, will exercise their franchise across 9,133 polling stations.
Sixty-one candidates are in the fray in this phase.
He said that the highest turnout of 64.43 percent was recorded in Darrang-Udalguri, followed by 60.74 percent in Diphu (ST), 60.56 percent in Nagaon, 60.36 percent in Karimganj and 53.06 percent in Silchar.
Voting started at 7 in the morning and will continue till 5 in the evening.
Prominent candidates who exercised their franchise were Assam Excise, Transport and Fisheries Minister Parimal Suklabaidya and his Congress rival Surya Kanta Sarkar in Silchar (SC), Congress candidate Joyram Angleng in Diphu (ST) and sitting Congress MP Pradyut Bordoloi in Nagaon. Are.
A total of 77,26,668 voters, including 38,61,559 women and 179 people of both genders, will exercise their franchise across 9,133 polling stations.
Sixty-one candidates are in the fray in this phase.
