Tamulpur (Assam), 19 August (HS): Ahead of the upcoming BTC elections, the district administration along with various political parties and organizations of BTR has stepped up preparations. In this sequence, Tamulpur Deputy Commissioner and District Election Officer Pankaj Chakravarty announced the establishment of four auxiliary polling stations in the district.
Except for 29-Shuklai-Serfang (ST), auxiliary polling stations have been set up in 26-Darangajuli (ST), 27-Nagrjuli (Non-ST), 28-Gaibari (ST) and 30-Goreswar (ST) constituencies. With this, the total number of polling stations in the district has increased from 391 to 395.
As per election rules, if a polling station has more than 1,250 voters, an auxiliary polling station must be established. Following this provision, four new auxiliary polling stations have been created in Tamulpur district, although the number of voters remains unchanged.
According to official data, Tamulpur’s five constituencies have 1,72,874 female voters, 1,72,895 male voters, and one third-gender voter, bringing the total electorate to 3,45,770.
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Hindusthan Samachar / Sriprakash
