Overview
- Riyan Parag cast his ballot Thursday in his hometown of Guwahati and shared an Instagram photo showing inked fingers.
- He voted alongside his parents, former first-class cricketer Parag Das and ex national-record-holding swimmer Mithoo Barooah.
- Their votes were cast at the Lal Singh Academy polling station in the Kharghuli locality under the New Guwahati constituency.
- Parag is in the city because Rajasthan Royals are playing IPL fixtures at Barsapara, the team’s designated second home ground this season.
- Election officials reported 84.42% voter turnout by 5 pm across Assam’s 126 Assembly seats, topping the 82.04% recorded in 2021.