Overview

• Voting began at 7:30 a.m. across five BTR districts and runs until 4 p.m. today.
• Officials reported early queues with Kokrajhar at about 12.7% turnout by 9:30 a.m., and Tamulpur constituencies around 10–14.5% in the first two hours.
• The electorate stands at 26,58,153, including roughly 13,34,600 women, choosing among 316 candidates contesting 40 seats across 3,359 booths.
• Authorities reported no untoward incidents in the initial hours as security teams staffed 942 stations in Kokrajhar and deployed nearly 4,500 polling personnel there.
• The triangular race features UPPL and BPF with the BJP contesting independently this time; repolling, if required, is slated for September 24.