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State chief election officer Vijyandra has firmly ruled out possible manipulation of electronic voting machines in the Lok Sabha voting.Talking to reporters in Guwahati on Thursday, he said that the defective EVM in Jorhat was replaced after it tested wrong signal during the mock polling on Monday.The clarification came a day after APCC alleged move to deploy made it clear on Thursday that they would take every steps to ensure free and fair polls.
The election commission is gearing up efforts to ensure free and fair Lok Sabha polls in Assam beginning from April 7.Talking to reporters in Guwahati on Thursday, state chief election officer Vijyandra said that altogether 64 lakh voters will exercise their franchise at 8,500 booths in the first phase of polling.He said that of the 8,500 polling booths, 2150 have been identified as sensitive while 115 others are hypersensitive. This phase will cover Jorhat, Dibrugarh, Koliabor, Tezpur and Lakhimpur.
BJP candidate for Guwahati Bijaya Chakrabartty on Thursday filed nomination papers for the final phase of Lok Sabha polls slated for April 24.Accompanied by several senior leaders, the former Union minister filed the nomination papers before the returning officer at 12 noon. Before that BJP took out a huge process across the city with the party candidate which ended at the DC office premises.Talking to reporters, she said that BJP’s victory is imminent. These papers would be scrutinized on Friday and the candidates are free to withdraw nomination by Sunday.Elections in Guwahati along with Nagaon, Dhubri, Barpeta, Mongoldoi will take place on April 7.
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Thursday admitted that Akhil Gogoi is a disturbing factor and that the ruling party would soon move the Election Commission against KMSS which have been campaigning against Congress. Addressing a press conference In Guwahati, the chief minister called the KMSS president a big zero. He said that despite the KMSS-sponsored anti-Congress campaign, the ruling party would get 10 to 12 seats in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.
Tezpur independent candidate Mani Kumar Subba is ailing. The former MP is suffering from heart attack.He is on the way to Guwahati to be admitted in the GNRC for treatment. Details are awaited.
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said on Thursday that nobody can stop the ruling party from victory in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.Addressing a press conference in Guwahati, Gogoi said that the ruling party will be able to win the entire five seats in the first phase of the polls slated for April 7.This phase will cover Jorhat, Lakhimpur, Koliabor, Tezpur and Dibrugarh.
Congress leadership is all set to deal with the dissidence within the legislative body.Party president Sonia Gandhi has sent senior leader Mani Shankar Aiyer to find the facts of the dissidents where Lakhimpur candidate Ranee Narah has not received any support from a few of her legislators.Aiyer will talk to Sadiya MLA Balin Chetia and his Chabua counterpart Raju Sahu in Tinsukia on Thursday to feel their pulse.Chetia has openly announced non cooperation while Raju Sahu is avoiding Narah even in the electioneering.AICC will take the final call after getting report from Mani Shankar Aiyer who is camping in Tinsukia.
KPLT has asked the Lok Sabha poll candidates in Dihpu to clear their stand on the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution.According to information, the Karbi militant outfit has sent notices to the candidates on Wednesday to promise that if elected, they would honour the Sixth Schedule in the hills district.
Its confirm. Trouble awaits Jamaluddin Ahmed. Police have asked the Congress MLA to appear before the Badarpur Police station latest by Friday.The authorities have already taken up the case with the Assam Legislative Assembly Speaker Pranab Gogoi and Secretary GK Das. The Badarpur MLA received the directives a week after he threatened minister Siddik Ahmed to set on fire if the latter comes in his area to campaign for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.
Nagaland chief minister Neiphu Rio on Wednesday urged the people to vote for AGP in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.Addressing a poll rally in Majuli to campaign for Lakhimpur AGP candidate Hariprasad Dihingia, Rio said that a strong regionalism is key to sustainable development in the north east.He said that the regional parties in the north east should fight unitedly in New Delhi to ensure that the region gets special care and attention of the Centre.Lakhimpur along with Koliabor, Jorha, Dirugarh and Tezpur will go to the polls in the first phase slated for April 7.
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