• Lok Sabha Polls in Assam to be held in 3 phases

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    Lok Sabha Polls in Assam to be held in 3 phases
    The three-phase voting process for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections in Assam will take place on April 19, April 26, and May 7...

    Digital Desk: The three-phase voting process for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections in Assam will take place on April 19, April 26, and May 7, according to the schedule released by the Election Commission on Saturday.

     

    1st Phase: April 19, 2024

    Sonitpur
    Lakhimpur
    Dibrugarh
    Jorhat
    Kaziranga

    2nd Phase: April 26, 2024

    Diphu
    Karimganj
    Silchar
    Darrang - Udalguri
    Nagaon

    3rd Phase: May 7, 2024

    Barpeta
    Kokrajhar
    Dhubri 
    Guwahati

    Results: June 4, 2024

    This election is the first after the state's delimitation process, which the opposition criticized for allegedly being biased in favor of the BJP-led government.

    Assam, which has 14 Lok Sabha seats, is important because the BJP wants to keep or grow its position after winning nine seats in the 2019 elections. On the other hand, the Congress party is attempting to recapture lost territory in its former stronghold. 

    Gaurav Gogoi, the Congress deputy leader in the Lok Sabha, is running for the Jorhat seat, which was previously occupied by Topon Gogoi of the BJP. 
     
    A list of twelve candidates has been presented by Congress, with one seat reserved for its ally Assam Jatiya Parishad. With TMC fielding candidates in four seats and AAP pulling out of Guwahati, the INDIA coalition is still unformed. The AAP is pressing Congress to do the same in other constituencies.
     
    Results of the vote counting for Assam's 14 Lok Sabha seats are expected on June 4, 2024.