Voting ends for all 14 seats in Assam, 81.52% voters turn out in the state

April 24: The recently concluded third phase of Parliamentary Election 2019 marked the end of voting for all the 14 Lok Sabha seats of Assam. A total of 81.52 % turnout was recorded in the Lok Sabha election held in three phases in Assam to its 14 Parliamentary constituencies on April 11, April 18 and April 23. Out of a total of 2,19,91,112  eligible voters in Assam, only 1,79,26,580 voters (1,12,35,129-Male, 1,07,55,492-Female and 24-Third Gender) turned out in all the three phases of polling in the state. Total male voters turnout has been recorded at 81.73 % and that of female voters has been 81.30 %. The percentage of third gender voters’ turn out has been recorded at 4.89.

In the first phase on April 11, polling was held in five constituencies of Lakhimpur, Tezpur, Kaliabor, Jorhat and Dibrugarh. The turnout in this phase was recorded at 78.27 % including male voters’ turnout at 78.32 %, female voters’ turnout at 78.23 % and that of third gender at 7.14%.

In the second phase on April 18, polling was held in another five constituencies of Karimganj (SC), Silchar, Mangaldoi, Nowgong and Autonomous District parliamentary constituencies. The turnout in this phase was recorded at 81.20 % including male voters’ turnout at 81.41 %, female voters’ turnout at 80.98 % and that of third gender at 2.78 %.

During the third phase polling in Assam on April 23 in the constituencies of Kokrajhar (ST), Dubri, Barpeta and Gauhati, the turnout was recorded at 85.11 % including male voters’ turnout at 85.49 %, female voters’ turnout at 84.72 % and that of third gender at 5.10%.