Phase 1 polling ends, 72.5% turnout in Assam
The nine-phase polling began on April 7, with voting in five constituencies of Assam - Tezpur, Kaliabor, Jorhat, Dibrugarh and Lakhimpur, along with one constituency of Tripura West.
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The first phase of the Lok Sabha elections in five seats in Assam and one in Tripura were held on Monday. The elections was held peacefuly and recorded a huge voter turnout of 72.5 per cent in Assam and 84 per cent in Tripura.
The Election Commission said later in the evening that it expects voter turnout in Assam to cross 75 per cent.
.jpg "A Mishing tribal woman displays the indelible ink mark on her finger after casting her vote outside a polling station during the first phase of elections at Misamora Sapori, an island in the River Brahmaputra in the northeastern Assam state.")
.jpg "An election officer applies an indelible ink mark on the finger of a Mishing tribal voter during the elections Assam.")
onanelephantinassam.jpg "Election officials load electronic voting machines (EVM) on an elephant, as they leave for polling stations of the Guwahati constituency, on the eve of national elections in Nortap, Assam.")
.jpg "Policemen gather at Chowkidengee playground ahead of being deployed for Lok Sabha election duty at various polling booths in Dibrugarh, Assam.")
.jpg "Security personnel waiting to move to their respective polling booths on the eve of first phase of General elections, at Jorhat, Assam.")
-at-a-distribution-center-in-jorhat.jpg "Poll officials collect Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) at a distribution center in Jorhat.")
-are-on-their-way-from-dibrugarh-to-the-most-sensative-zone-of-laika-dodhiya-in-t.jpg "Polling officers carrying Electronic Voting Mechine (EVM) are on their way from Dibrugarh to the most sensitive zone of Laika Dodhiya in Tinsukia district of Assam.")
-and-other-equipements-at-a-camp-in-sharbananda-sonowal-studem-in.jpg "Polling and Paramilitary officials inspect Electronic Voting Mechine (EVM) and other equipments at a camp in Sharbananda Sonowal Studem in Tinsukia.")
.jpg "BJP's prime ministerial candidate - Narendra Modi, addressing an election rally, at Biswanath Charali in Sonitpur district of Assam.")
-along-with-former-assam-chief-minister-prafulla-kumar-mahanta-(center)-and-senior-agp-leader-atul-bora-shows-victory-sign-during-an-election-campaign.jpg "Nagaland Chief Minister Nephiu Reo along with Former Assam Chief Minister, Prafulla Kumar Mahanta and senior AGP leader Atul Bora, show victory sign during an election campaign for AGP candidate Anup Phukan at Duliajan in Dibrugarh district, Assam.")
