Assam reported a voter turnout of 21.71% till 11.15 am in the second phase of Assembly elections today with 39 seats going to polls. Around 73.4 lakh people will will cast their votes at over 10,000 polling stations.
The ruling BJP and its allies had swept this chunk in the 2016 election. Of the 39 seats, the BJP alone won 22 last time while the Asom Gana Parishad got two.
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The Bodoland People's Front (BPF), a former BJP ally, had won four. This time, though, the BPF is part of the Congress-led Mahajoth.
This time, there is a direct contest between the NDA and the Grand Alliance in 25 constituencies, while the rest are witnessing triangular fights. Phase-I saw 79 per cent turnout.
All eyes are on the highly polarised Barak Valley region. Up to 15 seats in this Bengali heartland will witness key contests.
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