Assam Elections

Assam Election 2021: 39 seats to vote in Phase 2 today; list of constituencies, key candidates in fray

The first phase of elections in the state was held on 27 March, while voting in the third and final phase is scheduled to be held on 6 April

Assam Assembly election 2021, Ripun Bora profile: Congress' state chief hopes to retain Gohpur stronhold

In 2016, Bora was both elected to the Rajya Sabha after which he was appointed the Assam Congress chief in place of Anjan Datta, who died after a brief illness, by Sonia Gandhi

Assam Assembly election 2021: Amit Shah, JP Nadda, Priyanka Gandhi to address three rallies each today

Besides Shah and Nadda, Assam chief minister Sarbanand Sonowal will also be taking part in four rallies on Monday

Assam Assembly Election 2021, Ajanta Neog profile: Upper Assam leader looks poised to deliver for BJP

Neog, a senior minister in all three governments of late chief minister Tarun Gogoi, and a powerful leader in Upper Assam, has held the Golaghat seat since 2001

Assam Assembly Elections 2021, Sushmita Dev profile: Congress leader faces uncertain future in party, politics

A lawyer by profession, Dev has a BA (Hons) in Political Science, Bachelor of Laws (LLB), Masters in Law(LLM) and Bar-At-Law (UK)

Assam Assembly Election 2021, Lurinjyoti Gogoi profile: AJP chief started political career with AASU, has strong regional roots

Lurinjyoti was born in Morankari Gaon, Laipuli Gram Panchayat, Tinsukia district to Prabin Gogoi and Dulu Gogoi

Assam Assembly Election 2021: Perfume baron-turned-politician Badruddin Ajmal may play kingmaker

Ajmal has a Fazil-e Deoband (equivalent to a Master's Degree in Islamic Theology and Arabic), is the founding president of the NGO Markazul Ma'arif, and the managing trustee of HAMM Public Trust, Hojai

Assam panchayat election: Counting for two-phase polls underway after re-polling at 53 stations across state

Initial trends from most areas in Assam are expected only by Wednesday afternoon. However, the final results from across various districts are likely to be available only by Thursday as voting was carried out using paper ballots.

Assam panchayat polls: State sees 65.5% voting in first phase; re-election ordered in 20 polling stations

Over 65 percent polling was recorded in the first phase of the panchayat election in Assam on Wednesday during which voters at several places complained of anomalies in ballot papers and the authorities have ordered repoll in around 20 polling stations.

Assam win reflects people's faith in PM Modi: Piyush Goyal

Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal has termed the mandate in Assam a result of people's faith in Prime Minister Narendra Modi.