Around 80% turnout in 2nd phase of Bodo Territorial Council polls

Guwahati, Dec 10 : The second and final phase of elections to the 40-member Bodo Territorial Council (BTC) was held on Thursday and the polling was incident free with around 80 per cent of the 10,23,404 electorate casting their votes, officials said.
State Election Commissioner (SEC) Alok Kumar told the media that there was no report of any major unpleasant incident and the polling was largely peaceful.
The BTC polls were held in Kokrajhar and Chirang district in western Assam bordering West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh and Bhutan. A total of 111 candidates are in the fray in the second phase of polling while the first phase of balloting was held on Monday in 21 seats.
In Thursday’s electoral battle in 19 constituencies, the fates of Bodoland People’s Front (BPF) chief Hagrama Mohilary and former Deputy Chief Khampa Borgoyary have been sealed.
The counting of votes will take place on December 12.
The BTC election was scheduled on April 4 but was postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.