Assam Assembly Elections: 15 seats in Barak Valley to go for polling on April 1

A while back the Election Commission of India via the Chief Election Commissioner has declared the polling dates of the general elections to the Legislative Assembly.

While the elections were conducted in two phases in 2016, this year, the elections will be conducted in three phases. The decision has been taken keeping the COVID scenario in mind.

The three phases in Assam will undergo on March 27, April 1 and April 6. The counting will begin on May 2, 2021. In the first phase, 47 constituencies will go for polls. These includes constituencies (71 – 78, 83 – 85, 88, 89, 93 – 126). In the second phase on April 1, 39 constituencies will go for polls – (1 -20, 56, 57, 59, 64 – 70, 79 – 82, 86, 87, 90 – 92). The third phase on April 6, 2021, 40 constituencies will see the voters turn out to elect their member of legislative assembly. The constituencies are (21 -55, 58, 60 – 63).

The constituencies in Barak Valley according to their serial numbers are:

1 Ratabari
2 Patharkandi
3 Karimganj North
4 Karimganj South
5 Badarpur None
6 Hailakandi
7 Katlicherra
8 Algapur
9 Silchar
10 Sonai
11 Dholai
12 Udharbond
13 Lakhipur
14 Barkhola
15 Katigorah

The last final electoral roll was published on February 14 this year, according to which there were 2,23,63,502 electors in Assam. This includes 113,94,972 and 1,09,68,530 male and female voters, respectively. A total of 76,020 new voters have been included in the draft electoral roll since then.

The elections to Assam Assembly of 2016 was held in two phases, on 4 and 11 April 2016, to elect members of the 126 constituencies in Assam. The overall voter turnout was 84.72%, which set a new record for Assam. The turnout was an increase from the 2011 Assembly election figure of 75%.

In 2016, the NDA led by BJP toppled the Tarun Gogoi’s UPA. The NDA had won 86 seats while the Congress was reduced to 26. Badaruddin Azmal’s AIUDF had won 13 seats.