{"id":861,"date":"2026-04-09T22:33:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T17:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/netimes.news\/assam\/?p=861"},"modified":"2026-04-10T23:01:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T17:31:38","slug":"assam-assembly-elections-2026-85-21-voter-turnout-recorded-as-polling-concludes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/netimes.news\/assam\/2026\/04\/09\/assam-assembly-elections-2026-85-21-voter-turnout-recorded-as-polling-concludes\/","title":{"rendered":"Assam Assembly Elections 2026: 85.21% Voter Turnout Recorded as Polling Concludes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Guwahati, April 10, 2026 \u2014<\/strong> Polling for all <strong>126 Assembly constituencies in Assam<\/strong> concluded peacefully at <strong>5 p.m. on Thursday (April 9, 2026)<\/strong>, with an estimated voter turnout of <strong>85.21 per cent<\/strong>, officials said. The turnout marks a notable increase from <strong>82.04 per cent<\/strong> recorded in the 2021 Assembly elections, indicating strong voter participation across the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Assam witnessed enthusiastic voting throughout the day, with long queues seen at polling stations and significant participation from women, youth, and first-time voters. The <strong>highest voter turnout of 95.17 per cent<\/strong> was recorded in <strong>South Salmara Mankachar district<\/strong>, highlighting exceptional grassroots engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Polling remained largely peaceful, with only minor incidents reported from a few areas. Extensive security arrangements were put in place by the <strong>Election Commission of India<\/strong> to ensure smooth conduct across all constituencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ruling <strong>Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)<\/strong>, led by Chief Minister <strong>Himanta Biswa Sarma<\/strong>, is seeking to retain power, banking on its governance record and development agenda. The opposition <strong>Indian National Congress<\/strong> has mounted a strong challenge, raising issues such as unemployment, price rise, and flood management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Regional parties like the <strong>Asom Gana Parishad (AGP)<\/strong> and the <strong>All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF)<\/strong> also witnessed significant voter mobilisation in their strongholds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Polling Across Other Regions<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Simultaneous elections were also held in <strong>Keralam<\/strong> and the Union Territory of <strong>Puducherry<\/strong>. Keralam recorded a voter turnout of <strong>78.0 per cent<\/strong>, with <strong>Kozhikode district<\/strong> registering the highest at <strong>80.89 per cent<\/strong>. Puducherry recorded a turnout of <strong>89.83 per cent<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Counting on May 4<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Counting of votes for <strong>Assam<\/strong>, along with <strong>Keralam<\/strong>, <strong>Tamil Nadu<\/strong>, <strong>West Bengal<\/strong>, and <strong>Puducherry<\/strong>, will take place on <strong>May 4, 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>High Stakes Election<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 2026 Assembly elections are being viewed as a crucial political contest in Assam, with high voter turnout reflecting strong public interest. Political parties have expressed confidence in their performance, while observers expect a closely fought outcome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>&#8211; D. Dutta<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Guwahati, April 10, 2026 \u2014 Polling for all 126 Assembly constituencies in Assam concluded peacefully at 5 p.m. on Thursday (April 9, 2026), with an estimated voter turnout of 85.21 per cent, officials said. The turnout marks a notable increase from 82.04 per cent recorded in the 2021 Assembly elections, indicating strong voter participation across [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":863,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,11,12,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-861","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-main-page","category-national","category-north-east","category-politics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/netimes.news\/assam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/861","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/netimes.news\/assam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/netimes.news\/assam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/netimes.news\/assam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/netimes.news\/assam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=861"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/netimes.news\/assam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/861\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":864,"href":"https:\/\/netimes.news\/assam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/861\/revisions\/864"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/netimes.news\/assam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/863"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/netimes.news\/assam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=861"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/netimes.news\/assam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=861"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/netimes.news\/assam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=861"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}