Assam Panchayat polls: Over 24% voter turnout till 11.30 am amid stray incidents of violence

Voting underway in Assam Panchayat polls with incidents of violence reported, 24.1% turnout recorded till 11.30 a.m.

Around 24.1% electorate exercised their franchise till 11.30 a.m. in the first phase of Panchayat polls in Assam on Friday (May 2, 2025), officials said.

Voting began at 7:30 a.m. and will continue till 4.30 p.m. in 14 districts of the State, they said.

In the first phase, over 89.59 lakh people, including 44.66 lakh males and 44.93 females, are eligible to cast their votes at 12,916 polling booths.

Incidents of violence have been reported from some places, with voting getting briefly disrupted at a few polling stations, an official said.

Several people have been injured in the violence, he said.

Polling was stopped for one hour at the Boalipar LP school centre of Katigorah in Cachar district, where voting for Mohanpur-Salchapra gaon Panchayat is underway, the official said.

"Followers of two independent groups started arguing over some issues followed by an assault. At least two persons were injured at this centre and they were taken to hospital," he said.