Assam: Tiwa Autonomous Council election dates announced; Check details here

GUWAHATI: Assam's Election Commission has finally declared the dates of elections in the Tiwa Autonomous Council. The election to the 36-member Tiwa Autonomous Council in Assam will be held on December 17 and the counting of votes will be held on December 19, stated a release issued by the State Election Commission.

The polling will take place between 7:30 am and 4:30 pm across the Councils 36 constituencies spread over Nagaon, Morigaon, Hojai and Kamrup Metropolitan districts, State Election Commissioner Alok Kumar said.

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Kumar further added that the the last date of filing nomination papers is November 25 and the scrutiny of the documents will be held on November 26.

The list of the nominated candidates will be issued on November 26 while the withdrawal of the candidature will be allowed till November 28, the election officer said.

He further said that the re-poll if necessary will be held on December 18.

The State Election Commission will strictly follow the guidelines of the Election Commission of India to conduct the poll amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Kumar said.

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Earlier, the Commission had also declared the dates to the elections in the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC), Assam.

The elections in the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) that were delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Alok Kumar, the State Election Commissioner of Assam, today announced that the BTC election shall be held in two phases -- on December 7 and 10.

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