This Article is From Apr 24, 2014

Assam votes for six Lok Sabha seats

Assam votes for six Lok Sabha seats

People wait outside a polling booth to cast their vote in Assam

Guwahati: Balloting for six Lok Sabha seats in Assam began on Thursday in the final round of voting in the state, officials said. (India Votes 2014: Full Coverage)

Enthusiastic voters turned out to cast their ballot, as long queues were seen at most polling booths. (India Votes: Candidates | Schedule)

As many as 74 candidates are in the fray. Over nine million electors, including more than 4.5 women, are eligible to vote.

Voting is taking place at 11,994 polling booths where 47,976 poll officials have been deployed.

In the first two rounds, voting was held in eight of the total 14 Lok Sabha constituencies in the state.
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