Fate of Assam's Big 3 to be decided today, 35% polling so far

April 04, 2016 13:13

More than 35 per cent of the 95,11,732 voters, including Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, exercised their franchise amidst tight security till mid day during the first phase of voting today.

The fate of Gogoi, BJP's Chief Ministerial candidate Sarbananda Sonowal and his alliance partner AGP's Working President Atul Bora will be decided in today's polls. Voters were seen standing in long queues at 2,190 polling stations to exercise their franchise for the 539 contestants in 65 of the 126 Assam Assembly segments going to the polls in the first phase today.

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