Assam By-Election 2024: On November 13, 2024 By-election going on at five Constituency of Assam at Sildli, Bongaigaon, Behali, Samaguri including Dholai. The counting of Votes will be done on November 23.
Five Assembly seats became vacant earlier this year after several MLAs moved to parliamentary positions following the Lok Sabha elections. This included two MLAs from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), one of whom was a cabinet minister, along with one MLA each from BJP’s allies Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and United Peoples Party Liberal (UPPL), and one from the opposition Congress.
In the recent election, BJP’s Parimal Suklabaidya, the MLA from Dholai, won the Cachar Lok Sabha seat, while Ranjit Dutta from Behali won the Tezpur seat.
Voter Turn Out at 3.00 pm in Assam By Election:
Dholai: 60.01%
Sildli: 64.22 %
Bongaigaon: 66.94 %
Behali:64.34 %
Samaguri: 66.33 %
Voter Turn Out at 1.00 pm in Assam By Election:
Dholai: 44.05%
Sildli: 49.82 %
Bongaigaon: 50.32 %
Behali:55.60 %
Samaguri: 51.20 %
Silchar MP Parimal Suklabaidya and the former MLA of Dholai votes in Irongmara LP School under Dholai Assambly.
Tension Erupt at Samaguri Poling Station
A tense clash broke out between BJP and Congress supporters today, November 13, at Sholmaari polling station in Samaguri, where bye-elections are currently underway.
Reports say that a group of BJP supporters entered polling booths at stations No. 89 and 90, causing a disruption in the voting process. Witnesses claimed that several Congress workers were physically attacked during the incident, adding to the tension.
Election officials and security forces quickly arrived at the scene to bring the situation under control. Authorities now expected to look into these reports as voting continues.
Tension erupted in Sonabari polling station: Voting Pause for 30 minute
Chaos erupted at Sonaribali’s 14th polling station in Samaguri, leading to a 30-minute pause in voting. The Presiding Officer reported misconduct by some polling staff, prompting election officials to quickly arrive and address the situation.
