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03 May

May 5 to 7, no alcohol for Bajali district, Assam

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Ahead of Lok sabha elections, Assam is about to contest for the third phase, of the polling. Following the event, dry day is declared for Assam. According to the sources, Bajali District Commissioner and district election officer Mridul Kumar Das has issued a notice of 48-hour dry day from May 5 to 7 in Assam's Bajali district. The notice reads, "The possession of any intoxicants of any person or group of persons is strictly prohibited and a total ban is imposed on sale of liquor, giving or distribution of spirituous, fermented or intoxicating liquors or other substances of alike nature…

29 Apr

Assam officials was seen pressing button for BJP candidate

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Following the second phase of Lok Sabha elections, 2024 a video of the District Election Officer (DEO) was caught into camera. A statement said, "As per procedure, polling agents are allowed to cast a few votes in favour of the candidate during mock poll. Statements of other polling agents are underway and polling officials have been served show cause notice in this regard." In the video, Abdul Sahid a polling agent for Independent candidate Abdul Hameed can be seen pressing the button for BJP candidate. Following the complaints, the DEO's office have stated that the video was taken during a…

27 Apr

Mallikarjun Kharge to resign from party Congress

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Ahead of the ongoing elections in the country, Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi of his desire to join the BJP party. Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma reacting to the letter said, “PM Modi can read and write English very well. You (Congress) have written your manifest in both Hindi and English. Why there should be any supplementary communication? Why there should be any meeting between Kharge and the BJP at this time? If Kharge wants to join the BJP then he should and he can come then I will go to his…

23 Apr

What is NOTA?

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Today None of the Above (NOTA) gives you the right to reject all candidates if you think they are not deserving. But even if NOTA secures the highest votes, the candidate getting the remaining votes will won. It will be beneficial when the Election Commission conducts re-election in a constituency where NOTA gets a certain share of votes. Today election is taken very seriously in India and people want to give vote to right candidate which they want to win. Actually in election all candidates want to win and for this reason there is huge competition between them. During election…

22 Apr

Only 52 Assam candidates with valid nominations for third phase of LK

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On Monday, the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Assam has informed about cancellation of candidates from the third phase in Assam. According to the sources, the nominations of eight candidates contesting from four constituencies have been cancelled. Whereas two from Guwahati Lok Sabha constituencies gets cancelled. Further, other cancelled candidates include one from Kokrajhar, four from Dhubri, one from Barpeta. Also, only 52 candidates have been found valid for the third phase.

19 Apr

Assam CM asks young voters to choose wisely

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First phase of Lok Sabha election, 2024 begins today, 19 April. For five seats in Lok Sabha, Assam beings in its constituencies Dibrugarh, Jorhat, Kaziranga, Lakhimpur and Sonitpur. Ahead of the polling, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma to encourage young voters shares a post on X. Sarma wrote, “Today is the first phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. I urge all those voting today to vote in record numbers. Your one vote will shape India’s development trajectory in the years to come. I also hope first-time voters vote enthusiastically.” The five seats of Assam is primarily led by…

19 Apr

Assam successfully holds first polling phase for Lok Sabha, 2024

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Lok Sabha elections 2024 begins its first phase of voting in Assam's five constituencies, on Friday. To reports, women outnumbered male voters in all the five Lok Sabha constituencies in Assam which came out in large numbers to exercise their franchise. Details of number of voters: The total number of Assam women voters in the five constituencies is 43,64,859, men voters 42,82,887 men, while there are 123 from the third gender.

17 Apr

BJP win, threat to democracy says Mamata Banerjee

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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee visited Assam to address a rally in support of TMC members ahead of Lok Sabha elections. During the rally, Banerjee accused BJP for CAA implementation and alleged a threat to democracy if BJP comes into power again. Banerjee said, “If the INDIA bloc wins, there will not be the National Register of Citizens (NRC), Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and Uniform Civil Code. We will repeal all discriminatory laws." Banerjee promises Assam to remove National Register of Citizens (NRC), Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and Uniform Civil Code (UCC) if INDIA Bloc emerges into victorious. Additionally,…

15 Apr

In Alipurduar in support of candidate Manoj Tigga BJP leader and actor Mithun Chakraborty leads roadshow

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Recently Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and actor Mithun Chakraborty held a roadshow in support of candidate Manoj Tigga from Alipurduar Lok Sabha constituency. Reportedly, on Monday, the road show actually commenced from DRM Choupatti in Alipurduar where a number of BJP workers and supporters were present. In fact a large crowd gathers to get a glimpse of the actor. Election is coming and people are very serious about it so that right decision comes. Right now it is the time of election in India and everyone wants good result so that right person gets elected. Actually today everyone are…

12 Apr

After Lok Sabha polls, Congress President to join BJP

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The State Congress President Bhupen Borah to resign from the party after Lok Sabha election, 2024 gets concluded. The statement was claimed by Assam Minister Pijush Hazarika, on Friday. Pijush Hazarika claimed, “Bhupen Borah claimed that he would become the Chief Minister of Assam in 2026. But to become Chief Minister, one must win the Assembly election first as an MLA. Borah has lost many times in the elections. He knows very well that he would again face defeat on a Congress ticket.” He continued said, “Whether Congress can win 10 seats in the Assembly polls or not, is also…