Overview
- The 85.38% turnout recorded Thursday, confirmed by the Election Commission, topped the 2016 record of about 84.67%.
- Rural and riverine belts drove the surge, with Dalgaon, Jaleshwar, Srijangram, Mankachar and Golakganj each crossing 93%.
- Urban Guwahati lagged the state average, with constituencies such as New Guwahati at 71.27%, Dispur at 73.98% and Guwahati Central at 75.23%.
- Election officials monitored every polling station through live webcasting and deployed over 250,000 staff across 63,084 booths, alongside steps like candidate photos on voting machines, a 1,200‑voter cap per booth and added support for voters with disabilities.
- Authorities called the polling largely peaceful, reporting nine arrests over isolated clashes and the on‑duty death of a polling official in Sonitpur, while women turned out slightly more than men at 85.96% versus 84.80% as results now await counting.