The first-ever election to the Silchar Municipal Corporation was held on Saturday, with polling conducted across 40 of the corporation's 42 wards.
According to election-related reports, voter turnout stood at 63.43 per cent by the close of polling.
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Key Highlights
Important points readers should notice.
First Silchar Municipal Corporation election held on October 3.
Voter turnout recorded at 63.43 per cent.
Polling held in 40 of the 42 wards.
131 candidates contested the 40 wards that went to polling.
Two wards were decided unopposed.
Voting was conducted at 303 polling stations.
A total of 131 candidates contested the election in the 40 wards that went to the polls. Two other wards had already been decided unopposed, with BJP candidates elected from those seats.
Polling was conducted at 303 polling stations across the corporation area.
The election marks the first civic poll for the Silchar Municipal Corporation after the town's municipal board was upgraded to a municipal corporation.
Editorial Analysis
Why This Matters
The election marks the beginning of the elected municipal corporation system in Silchar and will determine representatives for the newly constituted civic body.
