Assam Legislative Assembly Election 2021 Voting Date, Exit Polls and Results: Election dates for the 126-member Assam Assembly has been announced today. The Election Commission today mentioned that the election will be held in 3 phase involving 27th March and 6th April. In Phase-I, 47 quantity of assembly constituencies will go to polls even though in Phase-II, voting for 39 quantity of seats will take location. In third phase, 40 assembly constituencies will go to polls.
The final results for the State Assembly Election will be announced on May 2.
Assam Assembly Election First Phase: 47 Constituencies Issue of Notification: 2nd March, 2021 Last Date of Nomination: 9th March Scrutiny of Nomination: 10th March Last date of withdrawal of candidature: 12th March Date of polls: 27th March
Assam Assembly Election Second Phase: 39 Constituencies Issue of Notification: 5th March, 2021 Last Date of Nomination: 12th March Scrutiny of Nomination: 13th March Last date of withdrawal of candidature: 17th March Date of polls: 1st April
Assam Assembly Election Third Phase: 40 Constituencies Issue of Notification: 12th March, 2021 Last Date of Nomination: 19th March Scrutiny of Nomination: 20th March Last date of withdrawal of candidature: 22nd March Date of polls: 6th April
Term of Assam assembly ends on 31st May even though 8 seats are reserved for SC and 16 seats are reserved for ST out of total 126 assembly seats. Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora mentioned that Model Code of Conduct has come into force right away just after the announcement of the election dates. The commission has produced sufficient arrangements to assure helpful implementation of MCC suggestions. The Election Commission has appointed Ashok Kumar as a specific police observer for Assam. “In Assam in 2016, the polling stations were 24,890 and in 2021, there will be 33,530. The percentage increase in polling stations 35.71 per cent,” Arora mentioned.
Adequate CAPFs deployment will be ensured in the course of elections. “All critical, vulnerable polling stations have been identified and an adequate number of CAPFs will be deployed at these polling stations,” informed Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora. The BJP had made history in 2016 elections by winning Assam, generating it 1st north-eastern state to be governed by the saffron party. The BJP had ousted the Congress just after its 15-year uninterrupted rule. The BJP had alone won 60 seats in the 126-member Assembly.