Guwahati: The polling exercise for byelections in nine assembly constituencies Assam, Meghalaya, and Mizoram came to an end peacefully at 5 pm on Saturday. Five assembly constituencies in Assam witnessed nearly 70% polling, where Gossaigaon seat reported highest polling (76.71%) and Mariani recorded the lowest turnout (61.62 %) in the stipulated time. Thowra seat recorded 75.07 %, where Bhabanipur reported 74 % and Tamulpur 62 % polling. Altogether 31 candidates representing different national and regional political parties as well as independents were in the fray, among whom 7,96,456 general electors got the opportunity to elect five legislators to the 126-member…
Author: Nava Thakuria
Guwahati: Voting for five Assam legislative assembly constituencies in northeast India begins on Saturday morning and nearly 32% polling has been recorded till 11 am. Bhabanipur has reported highest polling (41%), where Mariani reported lowest turnout (20 %) in the first four hours of voting. The electoral authority had earlier completed all arrangements for conduct of the ensuing byelections in a free, fair and safe manner. The campaigning in all seats came to an end on Wednesday evening as the silence period began for the 30 October polls, where altogether 31 candidates are in the fray. State chief electoral officer…
Guwahati: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in its Akhil Bharatiya Karyakari Mandal Baithak, held in Dharwad (Karnataka), expresses its deep anguish over the recent outburst of violence on Hindu families in Bangladesh and strongly condemns the continuing brutality on the Hindu minority community in the neighboring country. It reassures that RSS along with the entire Hindu society stands firmly by persecuted Hindu and Buddhist minorities there in this challenging time. In a resolution, adopted in the three-day meeting (28 to 30 October 2021), the RSS (literary meaning National Volunteer Organisation and functions as a Hindu nationalist umbrella organisation) terms the attacks…