Preparations in full swing as Assam gears up for second phase of Assembly elections

Of the 345 candidates, there are four ministers and the deputy speaker of the Assam assembly. (Photo | Abhisek Saha)

The main contest is seen to be between the alliances led by BJP and Congress. (Photo | Hemanta Singha)

Over 73.44 lakh voters electors are eligible to cast their vote in the second phase of the election. (Photo | Hemanta Singha)

According to the Election Commission, there are 73,44,631 electors in the 39 constituencies going to polls in the second phase. Of these, 37,34,537 are males, 36,09,959 are females and 135 are transgenders. (Photo | Hemanta Singha)

The female security personal casting vote during a postal ballot for government personnel, recruited for election duty in Jirania, 17 km far from Agartala. (Photo | Abhisek Saha)

A polling officer draws markers on a floor to ensure social distancing as coronavirus cases spike across the country, on the eve of the second phase of Assam assembly polls, in Nagaon district. (Photo | PTI)

The security personal are seen in a polling station to cast their vote via postal ballot for government personnel, recruited for election duty. (Photo | Abhisek Saha)

Officials check Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) and other election materials at a distribution centre, on the eve of second phase of Assam assembly election, in Nagaon.

Workers carry election material to be distributed among polling and presiding officials on the eve of the second phase of Assam Assembly Elections 2021, in Nalbari. (Photo | PTI)