Assam Polls 2026: Voters turnout 85.60% till 7 pm LIVE UPDATES

Minister and Lakhipur BJP candidate Kaushik Rai and his wife cast their vote

Voters queue up early as polling stations witness steady turnout.

Voting commenced at 7 am and will continue till 6 pm amid tight security arrangements and extensive deployment of polling personnel across districts.

Race for the 126-member House:

Voting for the Assam Assembly Elections begins across all the 126 constituencies in the state. 

Among the closely watched constituencies today is Jalukbari, where Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma is seeking re-election.

Assam recorded a voter turnout of 82.04 per cent in the 2021 Assembly elections.

Assam set to vote as polling for Assembly Elections 2026 begins in minutes.