GUWAHATI: The second phase of polling for the Lok Sabha elections in Assam concluded smoothly, with voting held in five constituencies: Silchar, Karimganj, Diphu, Nagaon, and Darrang-Udalguri.
Assam witnessed a commendable total voter turnout of 81.17%.
Notably, Assam's turnout yet again surpassed that of mainland states. States like Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh reported lower turnouts.
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Assam Transport Minister Parimal Suklabaidya contested against Surya Kanta Sarkar of the Congress in Silchar, while BJP's Amarsing Tisso rivalled Congress's Joyram Engleng in Diphu.
Nagaon's sitting Congress MP Pradyut Bordoloi was against BJP's Suresh Bora, while Karimganj's BJP MP Kripanath Malla was pitted against Congress's Hafiz Ahmed Rashid Choudhury.
In Darrang-Udalguri, the main contest was between BJP MP Dilip Saikia and former Congress MP Madhab Rajbongshi.
Altogether 77,26,668 voters, including 38,61,559 women and 179 persons of third gender, were eligible to exercise their franchise at 9,133 polling stations, of which 1,220 were identified as 'critical'.
