Counting for the Panchayat election begins in Assam; BJP leading so far

Guwahati: The counting for the Panchayat election votes that took place in Assam in two phases has begun since 8 am on Wednesday. With the counting taking place in full swing, the results in quite many of the village panchayats have already been declared. However, the latest trends of the counting reveal that Bharatiya Janata Party so far is leading the race with the highest number of votes being cast in their favour. As usual, BJP is followed by other giants like Congress, AGP and other independent parties.

Results of 14 village panchayats in Dibrugarh are declared in which BJP secured a win in 8 panchayats. The rest of the 6 village panchayats are won by AGP and Congress with 3 each.

In Lakhimpur, two village panchayat’s results are declared in which one is occupied by BJP and the other is by Congress. Whereas in Majuli, the results in 12 village panchayats are declared and in 10 out of 12 villages BJP and Ganashakti alliance candidates have secured the victory. On the other hand, the other two seats are won by Congress candidates.

The results in Morigaon, although are not declared yet, but another untoward incident took place in a vote-counting centre. A candidate fell ill amidst the counting of votes in the Morigaon centre. The ward member contestant is being taken to hospital for primary treatment.

On the other hand, amidst the cut-throat competition between the political parties in different village panchayats of the state, an instance of tie has come into notice wherein both BJP and Congress candidate have gained an equal number of vote. This has happened in Lahowal constituency’s Khanikar gaon village panchayat under the Dibrugarh district wherein both Congress and BJP candidates have secured an equal number of votes and hence, the election officer has not been able to declare the name of the winning candidate.

Also read: Guidelines for voters in Panchayat Elections