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Polling in Assam, Kerala, and Puducherry witnessed strong voter turnout under peaceful conditions, with Puducherry recording the highest participation at 89.08 per cent. Assam saw enthusiastic rural and tribal participation, Kerala maintained disciplined polling, and Puducherry showcased innovative voter engagement with a robot greeting electors.

More than 6.1 crore voters across Assam, Keralam, and Puducherry will cast their votes in single-phase Assembly elections. Assam sees BJP aiming for a third consecutive term, while Kerala’s CPI(M)-led LDF seeks to extend its historic break from alternating power with UDF.

AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi, campaigning in Assam’s Binakandi constituency, urged Muslims to vote collectively for AIUDF candidates led by Badruddin Ajmal. He accused the BJP of pursuing “hate politics” and criticised the Congress for remaining silent.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched the BJP’s Assam campaign with a roadshow in Guwahati, asserting the NDA will secure over 90 seats in the upcoming assembly polls.

Congress Legislature Party leader in Assam Debabrata Saikia to contest the election from the Nazira consituency

The saffron party won 60 of the 126 seats, its allies Asom Gana Parishad nine and United Peoples Party (Liberal) six.

The RTI activist, in an attempt to reach out to the people of the state, wrote several open letters from jail, highlighting problems that need to be addressed.

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party is leading in 60 seats while Congress is leading in 26 seats.

Altogether 79,19,641 voters -- 40,11,539 men, 39,07,963 women and 139 of the third gender -- are entitled to exercise their franchise in 11,401 polling stations.

As the incident came to light, the District Election Officer suspended five poll officials of the booth, set up at 107(A) Khotlir LP School, and proposed a repoll.

A total of 264 candidates are in the fray from 47 seats-- 42 seats from 11 districts of Upper Assam and northern Assam region and five seats from central Assam's Nagaon district.

Repeatedly attacking the Congress, he said the opposition party "means darkness", while the BJP stands for development.

He further said there is a pre-CAA Assam, where Congress and AIUDF were on opposite ends, but in the post-CAA Assam, Congress, AIUDF and Left have opposed the Act.

She questioned Modi why he was not sad for the people affected by the flood and the anti-CAA movement, in which five youths were killed.

"When there was a Congress government at the centre and in the state at the same time, there was double neglect, double corruption and double infiltration", he said.

Gaurav Gogoi's father Tarun Gogoi, who passed away last November, was chief minister of Assam for three terms successively between May 2001 and May 2016.

Assam Pradesh Congress Committee president Ripun Bora filed his nomination from Gohpur, Congress Legislature Party leader Debabrata Saikia from Nazira.

The BJP is eyeing the prestigious Titabor seat, which was held by the three-time chief minister who died due to post-COVID complications on November 23 last year.

"I sought blessings for myself, my family and above all for the people of Assam," she told reporters.