Assam To Witness Bypolls In Five Assembly Seats Tomorrow
NDTV
Strict Covid-19 protocols will be followed during the by-polls in Gossaigaon, Bhabanipur, Tamulpur, Mariani and Thowra seats.
By-elections will be conducted in five assembly constituencies in Assam on Saturday under tight security, officials said.
Strict Covid-19 protocols will be followed during the by-polls in Gossaigaon, Bhabanipur, Tamulpur, Mariani and Thowra seats.
Around 7.96 lakh voters will decide the electoral fortune of 31 contestants in the five seats that fell vacant due to resignations and deaths of legislators, officials said on Friday.
The ruling BJP has fielded its candidates in three seats leaving the other two to alliance partner UPPL. The Congress put up nominees in all five, while its former allies, the AIUDF and the BPF, are contesting in two and one seats respectively.