Polling starts hassle-free at centres in Sonai & Lakhipur

March 6: Polling to Lakhipur and Sonai Municipal Boards started hassle-free on Sunday morning. It  is for the first time in the history of Assam that M2 Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) are used during the Municipal elections. Long queues were noticed even before 8 AM in almost all the centres in Lakhipur and Silchar. Mock poll was done properly in all these centres.

It needs mention here that a total of 14,580 electors will exercise their franchise in the Sonai Municipal Board election, out of which, 7,335 are male and 7,245 are female. There are10 wards in Sonai Municipal Board in which a total of 33 candidates will be contesting. The polling on Sunday will take place at 15 polling booths. 52 poll personnel were drafted for these 15 booths.

Again, for election to Lakhipur Municipal Board, a total of 9,791 voters will exercise their franchise, out of which, 4,885 are male and 4,906 are female. 12 among them are specially- abled voters. There are 10 wards under the jurisdiction of Lakhipur Municipal Board in which a total of 28 candidates will be contesting. The polling on Sunday will take place at 12 polling booths. 48 poll personnel were drafted for these 12 booths.