Guwahati: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is leading in 72 out 0f 80 seats of Assam municipal boards as the counting of votes are underway.
As per the recent trends, Asom Gana Parishad (AJP) is leading in two seats while on the other hand Congress is leading in one seat.
Voting was held for 920 wards in 80 municipal boards, with 57 ward candidates declared uncontested. A total of 2,532 candidates were in the fray. Candidates of 57 wards were declared uncontested.
The BJP has fielded 825 candidates, while the Congress fielded 706 candidates and the AJP nominated 243 candidates.
As many as 70 per cent voter turnout was recorded in the Assam Municipal Election 2022 on Sunday, which ended peacefully. Fortunately, no untoward incident was reported, and no request for re-poll from any part of the state has been received.
The electronic voting machines (EVM) were used instead of ballot paper for the first time in the state's history.
Going by the trend, it seems that the claim of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma which he a few weeks ago is going to be true.
In February, Sarma had claimed that the BJP-led state government had won 60 wards uncontested, including the municipality Board of North Guwahati & Sootea.
He further said that this is a reflection of the unwavering support of people of Assam towards the development agenda of our BJP-led alliance.
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