In Assam, over 73 lakh voters to decide fate of 345 candidates

Tribune News Service

Kolkata, March 31

In Assam, over 73 lakh voters will decide the fate of 345 candidates in 39 seats, which will go to polls tomorrow.

The high-voltage campaign saw bigwigs from the BJP and Congress touring the state several times in the past week. Most of the seats in the second phase are likely to see a straight fight between the NDA and Congress-led Mahajoth.

The BJP has fielded 34 candidates, Congress 28, Assam Jatiya Parishad 19, AIUDF seven, AGP six and the BPF has fielded four candidates.

Besides, the Election Commission has imposed Section 144 in Nandigram, which is among the 30 Assembly constituencies of West Bengal going to the polls on Thursday.

Mamata Banerjee (TMC) and her former ministerial colleague Suvendu Adhikari (BJP) are engaged in a bitter fight in Nandigram.

The CPM candidate from Nandigram, Meenaxi Mukherjee, has also made her presence felt in the constituency despite the presence of the two heavyweights. Besides Nandigram, other high-profile Bengal constituencies going to the polls in the second phase include Debra.