Preparations for Asom assembly elections

New Delhi, Apr 2 (UNI) Following are highlights of Asom assembly elections being held in two phases on April 3 and 10: ----------------------------------------------------------------- . The important state festival Bihu beginning April 13 and the schedule for one-day international cricket match between India and England on April 9 in Guwahati have been taken into account while finalising the poll schedule.

------------------------------------------------------------------- . Chief Election Commissioner B B Tandon has made an appeal to the voters of Asom to exercise their constitutional right to vote without any fear.

-------------------------------------------------------------------- Poll Statistics ---------------------------------------------------------------- Total Phase-I Phase-II ---------------------------------------------------------------- LACs 126 65 61 Polling Stations 18,718 9,723 8,995 Electors 1,74,34,173 92,07,504 82,26,669 Contesting Candidates 997 515 482 Male 477 452 Female 38 30 BJP 65 60 CPI 7 2 CPM 8 7 NCP 23 22 INC 64 56 AGP 54 46 Others 294 289 --------------------------------------------------------------- . There are 25 candidates in fray in Algapur assembly constituency of Hailakandi district which is the highest. There are only two candidates in fray in Chapaguri (ST) assembly constituency in Baksa district.

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