India, April 2 -- Panchayat elections in Assam's 27 districts will be conducted in two phases on May 2 and May 7, State Election Commissioner Alok Kumar said on Wednesday.

The first phase will cover the districts of Upper Assam and Barak Valley including Cachar, Hailakandi, Sribhumi, Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, Charaideo, Sivasagar, Majuli, Jorhat, Golaghat, Dhemaji, Lakhimpur and Sonitpur.

The second phase will cover districts including Dhubri, South Salmara Mankachar, Goalpara, Bongaigaon, Barpeta, Bajali, Nalbari, Kamrup, Kamrup (Metro), Hojai, Nagaon, Morigaon and Darrang.

The votes will be counted on May 11, Kumar said.

Kumar said through the Assam Panchayat (Amendment) Bill, 2023 provided the framework for the introduction of electroni...