Assam Elections

Income Tax Payee, Among Others, To Be Excluded From Loan Waiver In Assam

Business | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Nikita Prasad | Friday June 11, 2021

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma had promised loan waiver to poor women in order to provide relief amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Opinion: BJP's Dilemma As Himanta B Sarma Waits To Be Chief Minister

Opinion | Swati Chaturvedi | Friday May 7, 2021

Himanta Biswa Sarma, 52, is restive, while his MLAs are vocal that after delivering Assam twice to the BJP, it is now their man's turn to hold the top job of Chief Minister.

Anti-CAA Regional Parties Gave BJP Upper Hand In Assam, Says Congress

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Monday May 3, 2021

The Assam Jariya Parishad and Raijor Dal, the two parties born out of the protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) in the state, helped the BJP consolidate its position in Upper Assam.

Assam Election Results 2021: Check Full List Of Winners

India News | Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Monday May 3, 2021

Assam Assembly Poll 2021 Results: The BJP-led NDA is set to form government in Assam. Check out the candidates who won

People Blessed Us, BJP To Retain Power In Assam: Sarbananda Sonowal

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday May 2, 2021

Elated over the initial trends of Assam poll results, which showed that the BJP has an edge over its rivals, Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Sunday exuded confidence that the saffron party-led alliance will retain power in the state.

In Pics: Assembly Polls Counting Underway In 4 States, 1 Union Territory

India News | Edited by Draksha Sharma | Sunday May 2, 2021

The counting of votes for 822 assembly seats across four states and union territory is underway. While Assam and West Bengal saw multiple phases of polling, electors in Kerala, Puducherry and Tamil Nadu cast their votes in a single phase on April 6.

Assam Assembly Election Results 2021: How To Check Assam Election Result 2021 Online

India News | Edited by Abhishek Chakraborty | Sunday May 2, 2021

The result for the Assam Assembly election 2021, which were held in 3 phases - March 27, April 1 and April 6 - will be declared today (May 2). The counting of votes will begin at 8 am and initial leads are expected soon after.

Assam Election Results 2021 Updates: BJP Set To Retain Assam

India News | Edited by Shatabdi Chowdhury | Monday May 3, 2021

The BJP has crossed the half-way mark in early leads, ahead of its nearest rival Congress, which campaigned hard to reclaim its one-time bastion in Assam.

Election Commission Bans Victory Processions Over Poll Results

India News | Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Tuesday April 27, 2021

The Election Commission of India has banned all victory processions on the day of -- or even after -- counting of votes (May 2) polled to the five states in the past few weeks after amid a COVID-19 surge.

Covid Spike Prompts Assam Congress Ally To Recall Leaders Kept In Jaipur

Assembly Assam | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Saturday April 17, 2021

The resurgence of the COVID-19 virus in Rajasthan has prompted Assam's AIUDF to recall its leaders - who contested last week's Assembly election - sequestered at Jaipur's Fairmont Hotel amid fears the BJP would lure them away

9 Candidates Of Congress's Key Ally In Assam Moved To Chhattisgarh

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday April 14, 2021

At least nine candidates of the Bodoland Peoples Front (BPF), a key ally in the Congress-led grand alliance in Assam, have been shifted to a resort in the Congress-ruled Chhattisgarh after the recently held Assembly polls in that state, a local Congr

Assam Deputy Speaker Questioned, 5 Cops Suspended Over Firing Amid Polls

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday April 6, 2021

Assam Assembly Deputy Speaker Aminul Haque Laskar has been quizzed twice and five police personnel attached to him have been suspended after they opened fire on public during second phase of polling, officials said today.

PM's Appeal In Four Languages As 4 States, 1 Union Territory Vote Today

India News | Edited by Swati Bhasin | Tuesday April 6, 2021

Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted in Bengali, Malayalam, Tamil, Assamese and English as he made a strong appeal to voters in four states and Puducherry, a union territory, to step out and use their democratic right.

Elections 2021 Live Updates: 84.21% Voter Turnout In West Bengal, 82.28% In Assam

India News | Edited by Arun Nair | Tuesday April 6, 2021

Votes were polled in 1,53,538 Polling Stations spread across 475 Assembly Constituencies today, in the states of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and for third phase of Assam and West Bengal. 

Assam Votes In Final Phase Today, Himanta Sarma Among Key Candidates

India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Debanish Achom | Tuesday April 6, 2021

Voting for the third and last phase of the fiercely contested election to the legislative assembly in Assam will be held today. 40 seats are up for grabs in the final round of the fight to win as many of the 126 seats.