India, Sept. 22 -- The Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) elections in Assam began on Monday morning across five districts of the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR), with polling officials recording 14.5% turnout in the initial two hours.

According to the election commission, Tamulpur district recorded between 10% and 14.5% turnout in the first two hours of polling, from 7.30 am to 9.30 am. In Darangajuli (ST) constituency, 10% of voters had cast their votes, while Nagrijuli (Non-ST) recorded 11%. Goibari (ST) registered 14%, Suklai Serfang (ST) 14.5%, and Goreswar (ST) 11%.

The BTC elections are being held across 40 constituencies, with 316 candidates in the fray. Over 2.65 million voters, including 1.33 million women and 17 from the ot...