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Assam turnout nears record 86%, highest rise in Muslim-majority districts

Assam turnout nears record 86%, highest rise in Muslim-majority districts

Prabin Kalita / TNN / Apr 12, 2026, 04:35 IST

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Assam turnout nears record 86%, highest rise in Muslim-majority districts

GUWAHATI: The voter turnout in the 2026 Assam assembly polls further climbed on Sunday, reaching close to 86%, according to the EC's last update. This marks the highest turnout in the state's history, surpassing previous highs of 84.7% in 2016, and 82% in 2021.

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Speaking to reporters in Rajasthan, CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said, "All Sanatani people have voted en masse for NDA. We will secure 90-100 seats in the state this time."The Muslim belt, comprising the 10 Muslim-majority districts, recorded an average turnout rise of 4.7 points over 2021, the highest in the state.

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About the AuthorPrabin Kalita

Prabin Kalita is a journalist at The Times of India and is currently the Chief of Bureau (northeast). He has been reporting in mainstream Indian national media since 2001. He has been a field journalist reporting gamut of issues from India’s northeastern region and major developments in neighbouring countries like Myanmar, China, Bhutan and Bangladesh concerning India and northeastern region. He has been covering insurgency—internal and cross-border, politics, natural calamities, environment etc. He is a post-graduate in Geological Sciences from Gauhati University.

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