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Voter Awarness Campaign

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Submitted by Heramba Bora on Wed, 13/04/2011 - 19:22
voter awareness campaign failed to make impact on Dr.Manmohan Singh, Prim Minister of India, as he did not cast vote here. What do you expect from general public? Though he later on said that he has casted vote throuh Postal Ballot, he had to give the explanation due to report in the media fearing criticism- one feel.

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Voting heads for huge turn out

A huge turn out is expected to take place in the third and final phase of the Lok Sabha elections on Thursday. The average percentage polling in all the six constituencies stands at 25 per cent till 10 in the morning.  Defying scorching heat, voters in large numbers have been waiting in huge queues in front of the polling booths to exercise their franchise.Long queues started even before the polling got off to a start in all the six constituencies Nagaon, Barpeta, Guwahati, Mangaldoi, Dhubri and Kokrajhar.If this trend is allowed to go on, the polling booths, mostly, won’t be able to complete the voting by 5 in the evening. Barring some technical glitches, the polling is by and large...

Brisk polling in Nagaon

Altogether 15,21,177 voters are expected to exercise their franchise in the ongoing voting in Nagaon to decide the fate of seven candidates in the final phase of the Lok Sabbha polls on Thursday.Voters in large number are waiting outside altogether 1902  booths to exercise their franchise. Heavily guarded by the security forces, the polling officials have been trying to ensure free and fair polls.The crucial constituency is locked in a triangular contest among BJP Congress and AIUDF. Sitting MPP and BJP candidate Rajen Gohain is facing a tough contest with Congress candidate Junjunali Baruah while AIUDF leader Dr Aditya Langthasa is certainly make a dent the BJP and Congress...

Voting peaceful in Mongoldoi

Defying a sunny morning, voters in Mongoldoi are waiting in long queues in front of the polling booths to exercise their franchise in the third and final phase of Lok Sabha polls on Thursday.Altogether 15,07,368  voters are expected to exercise their franchise in 1852 polling booths to decide the fate of 12 candidates.Polling is underway in peaceful note and it will continue till 5 in the evening.BJP candidate and sitting MP Ramen Deka is pitted against his Congress rival Kirip Chaliha while AGP candidate and former Congress MP Madhab Rajbanshi has a considerable supporters who is contesting as AGP candidate.

Barpeta: LS polling in progress

Brisk polling is what undergoing in Barpeta constituency along with five others in the last and third phase of General elections on Thursday.Heavy turn out of voters is expected in this crucial constituency where 14,24,638 voters are expected to exercise their franchise in 1906 booths which will continue till 5 in the evening.Sitting MP and Congress candidate Ismile Hussain is facing a keen contest with AIUDF candidate Sirajuddin  Ajmal while BJP candidate Chandra Mohan Patowary and his AGP rival and former party colleague Phani Bhushan Chaudhury have been enjoying no less popularity and support.      Counting will take place on May 16.

Brisk polling in Dhubri

Amid tight security, voting is going on in Dhubri on Thursday.Polling is underway in 1940 booths from 7 in the morning where 15,48, 849 electorates will decide the fate of 15 candidates.Guarded by security forces, voters waiting in huge queues in front of the booths to exercise their franchise. Pollings are set to end by 5 in the evening. The contest is expected to be between AIUDF Chief and sitting MP Badruddin Ajmal, Congress candidate Wazed Ali Choudhury and BJP's Debamoy Sanyal. Counting will take place on May 16.

Peaceful voting in Guwahati

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Polling underway with brisk note

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Shadow of doubt on rising mercury level

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Booth capturing attempt foils

Tension starts escalating in Baska a day before the Lok Sabha polling on Thursday.Several persons sustained injury when policemen guarding a polling booth in Bagulamari area resorted to firing to disperse a group of miscreants who were trying to capture the booth.The incident took place at 7 in the evening when a group of armed miscreants were spotted trying to sneak into the booth.Policemen who were standing at the booth premises tried to prevent them from entering into it where the shoot out took place. The injury of the polling officials policemen was minor.      

Gogoi tenders apology

Chief minister Tarun Gogoi on Wednesday tendered apology before that people admitting his failure to ensure uninterrupted power supply in the time of scorching heat. Talking to reporters in Guwahati, Gogoi said that the crisis has erupted after ONGC’s failure to ensure adequate gas to run the thermal power. His candid admission took place when BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi in huge display in the local dailies dared Gogoi to come clean on the poor power scenario in the state.