Guwahati: Urban elections for 80 municipal boards in the city Assam Will be held on Sunday. Elections were to be held in 977 wards of the Municipal Corporation, but most of the candidates in 57 wards BJPhas won unopposed.
For the first time in any local body elections in Assam, voting is going to be done in EVMs. Counting of votes will take place on March 9. “The use of EVMs will help in declaring the results soon,” a state election commission official said. A total of 2,532 candidates are in the fray, of which 825 are from the BJP. Congress 706 candidates are in the fray, while 243 have been nominated by the AGP.
The CPM has fielded 14 candidates and the rest are from independents and other parties. A total of 16.73 lakh (16,73,899) voters are registered to exercise their franchise in the urban elections. Of these, 8,32,348 are males, while 8,41,534 are females and 17 are transgender. Voting will be held between 8 am and 4 pm. Polling was to be held at 2,054 polling stations across the state. Like the assembly elections and general elections, the photo voter list for the municipal elections is published.
State Election Commissioner Alok Kumar said that by Saturday afternoon the distribution of polling material and EVMs was almost over and the election officials had left for their places of duty. “The areas where municipal elections are going to be held are city locations. These are safer places and have better police security. The state police is managing this election,” Kumar told TOI.
He said that armed guards are being provided Assam Police In polling material distribution and collection centers and counting halls. He said that at least one police personnel and one home guard would be present at each polling station. Kumar, however, said that the deployment may vary depending on the number of voters. “We have not received information of any polling station which is very sensitive, where law and order situation may deteriorate,” Kumar said.
The campaign for urban elections got a major boost with the COVID situation improving in the state. Huge rallies were taken out by various parties in which supporters danced to the tune of bihu Door-to-door campaigning policy was adopted by the political parties to make the songs reach more and more voters in different districts. State level leaders also campaigned in various municipal board areas to convince voters about the assurances given by their candidates.
For the first time in any local body elections in Assam, voting is going to be done in EVMs. Counting of votes will take place on March 9. “The use of EVMs will help in declaring the results soon,” a state election commission official said. A total of 2,532 candidates are in the fray, of which 825 are from the BJP. Congress 706 candidates are in the fray, while 243 have been nominated by the AGP.
The CPM has fielded 14 candidates and the rest are from independents and other parties. A total of 16.73 lakh (16,73,899) voters are registered to exercise their franchise in the urban elections. Of these, 8,32,348 are males, while 8,41,534 are females and 17 are transgender. Voting will be held between 8 am and 4 pm. Polling was to be held at 2,054 polling stations across the state. Like the assembly elections and general elections, the photo voter list for the municipal elections is published.
State Election Commissioner Alok Kumar said that by Saturday afternoon the distribution of polling material and EVMs was almost over and the election officials had left for their places of duty. “The areas where municipal elections are going to be held are city locations. These are safer places and have better police security. The state police is managing this election,” Kumar told TOI.
He said that armed guards are being provided Assam Police In polling material distribution and collection centers and counting halls. He said that at least one police personnel and one home guard would be present at each polling station. Kumar, however, said that the deployment may vary depending on the number of voters. “We have not received information of any polling station which is very sensitive, where law and order situation may deteriorate,” Kumar said.
The campaign for urban elections got a major boost with the COVID situation improving in the state. Huge rallies were taken out by various parties in which supporters danced to the tune of bihu Door-to-door campaigning policy was adopted by the political parties to make the songs reach more and more voters in different districts. State level leaders also campaigned in various municipal board areas to convince voters about the assurances given by their candidates.