Amid a mammoth security arrangement, Lakhimpur is holding its Lok Sabha by polls where 15,11,110 voters are exercising their franchise to decide on the fates of 5 candidates on Saturday.
Voting is beginning from 7 in the morning at around 1954 booths where the fight is believed to have confined to Pradan Baruah from BJP and Hem Hari Pegu from Congress. Others Amiya Handique (CPI-ML), Hemkanta Miri (SUCI) and Dilip Moran (Independent).
The Election Commission is holding the by polls when Lakhimpur Lok Sabha MP Sarbananda Sonowal resigned after he took oath as Chief Minister.
Security forces have been patrolling the polling booth premises to ensure peaceful voting which is concluding till 5 in the afternoon.
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