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BTC Election Field Set at 316 Candidates, Voting on September 22

Parties enter a fragmented, no‑alliance race across five districts with Kokrajhar introducing 27 all-women polling stations.

Overview

  • Final tallies by district list Kokrajhar 100, Udalguri 68, Chirang 56, Baksa 52 and Tamulpur 40 candidates contesting 40 council seats.
  • Balloting will use paper ballots on September 22, with counting scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. on September 26.
  • Election administration in Kokrajhar completed first-phase training for polling staff and will conduct second-phase ballot box randomisation on September 9.
  • Late adjustments included multiple withdrawals across districts—15 in Kokrajhar, nine in Baksa and six in Chirang—and one nomination rejection in Kokrajhar’s 2-Guma during scrutiny.
  • Campaigning has resumed with prominent dual-seat bids, including UPPL’s Pramod Boro in Dotma and Goibari and BPF’s Hagrama Mohilary in Debargaon and Chirang Duars.