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Assam Assembly adjourned over alleged job scam, ST status to 6 communities
The Centre this week granted ST status to several communities from different states. The list did not include Assam's Moran, Motok, Chutia, Tai-Ahom, Koch-Rajbongshi and Tea-Tribes communities, which were given multiple assurances by many senior BJP leaders for many years
Congress continues protest against reduced time limit for supplementary questions in Assam assembly
Congress staged a walkout in the Assam assembly on Tuesday in protest of the reduced time allotted for follow-up questions during Question Hour. As per reports, the protest continues.
Congress walks out of Assam assembly over reduction of time for supplementary questions
In protest of the decreased amount of time allotted for follow-up questions during Question Hour, Congress staged a walkout in the Assam assembly on Tuesday. It also complained about the reduction in the number of session days.
Elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha, Sarbananda Sonowal resigns from Assam Assembly
Sonowal was inducted as the Minister for Ports, Shipping and Ayush in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's cabinet in July, necessitating his entry into Parliament.
Assam CM tables cow protection bill in Assembly; offences under legislation to be non-bailable
The law, when enacted, will prohibit a person from slaughtering cattle unless he has obtained the necessary certificate issued by the registered veterinary officer of a particular area
Assembly Elections 2021 Updates: EC officials to submit report on Mamata's Nandigram plaint before 6 pm tomorrow
Assembly Elections 2021 LIVE Updates: Rangja Khungur Basumatary told a local TV channel that he had decided to resign from BPF as the party did not lend any helping hand to him during the campaign.
Assam election 2021 Updates: 73.03% turnout recorded till 6 pm; Nowgong seat ranks highest with 83.10% polling
Assam election 2021 LIVE Updates: Among Assembly constituencies, the Nowgong seat recorded the highest turnout at 83.10 percent
Assam election 2021: 76.96% turnout recorded in 'peaceful' phase 2 polling; EC issues notice to Himanta Biswa Sarma
Long queues were seen outside most of the 10,592 polling stations across the 13 districts in the Barak Valley, the Hill region and parts of Central and Lower Assam since early morning
Assembly Election 2021 Phase 2 voting percentage Updates: West Bengal witnesses 80.43% polling, Assam sees 76.96% turnout
Assembly Election 2021 Phase 2 voting percentage LIVE Updates: As per latest figures from the EC's voter turnout app, in Assam, Nalbari district, with 86.69 percent, witnessed the highest turnout while Cachar registered the lowest turnout at 72.28 percent
Assam Election 2021 2nd phase: Five ministers, deputy speaker in fray as 39 seats go to polls today
A total of 73,44,631 voters will be deciding the fate of 345 candidates. Of them, 37,34,537 are males and 36,09,959 females, while 135 are third gender voters
Assam Assembly election 2021, Atul Bora profile: Former AASU chief is credited with breathing new life into AGP
As a student, Bora participated in the Assam movement. Before becoming the AASU chief, he served as the organisation's organising and general secretary
Assam Assembly election 2021, Naharkatia profile: Assam Jatiya Parishad chief Lurinjyoti Gogoi to contest from seat
The sitting MLA, AGP's Naren Sonowal, won the seat in the 2016 polls by garnering 46,051 votes or 46.75 percent of the vote share
Assam Assembly election 2021, Duliajan profile: Chief of newly-formed Assam Jatiya Parishad party to fight BJP
The Assam Jatiya Parishad has forged an alliance with the Raijor Dal party of jailed anti-citizenship law activist Akhil Gogoi
Assam Assembly election 2021, Chabua profile: CAA likely to play significant factor in town rocked by 2019 violence
The BJP will not be contesting from the Chabua seat in the upcoming Assembly election, but has given it to its ally, AGP, in their seat-sharing arrangement
Assam Assembly election 2021, Lahowal profile: BJP drops sitting MLA Rituparna Baruah from candidate list
BJP MLA from Chabua, Binod Hazarika, will be fielded from Lahowal instead. The three-phased elections for the 126-member Assam Assembly will be held on 27 March, 1 April and 6 April
Assam Assembly election 2021, Dibrugarh profile: BJP MLA Prasanta Phukan seeks third straight term
The voter turnout in the 2016 Assembly election was 81.18 percent. Meanwhile, in the 2011 election, the voter turnout was 67.53 percent
Assam Assembly election 2021, Tingkhong profile: BJP's Bimal Borah takes on Congress' Atuwa Munda in 2016 rematch
The voter turnout in the 2016 Assembly election was 85.23 percent. Meanwhile, in the 2011 election, the voter turnout was 73.75 percent
Assam Assembly election 2021, Sadiya profile: Three-term MLA Bolin Chetia seeks to retain seat on BJP ticket
The voter turnout in the 2016 Assembly election was 77.18 percent. Meanwhile, in the 2011 election, the voter turnout was 72.38 percent
Assam Assembly election 2021, Doom Dooma profile: Congress MLA Durga Bhumij seeks to retain prized seat
With the exception of the 2011 election, the Doom Dooma electorate has voted for the Congress in every election since 1951
Assam Assembly election 2021, Margherita profile: BJP's incumbent MLA Bhaskar Sharma takes on Congress' Manoranjan Borgoahain
The voter turnout in the 2016 Assembly election was 83.87 percent. Meanwhile, in the 2011 election, the voter turnout was 69.60 percent