Dibrugarh, May 2 -- The first phase of the Assam Panchayat elections is underway, with polling commencing early this morning across multiple districts in Upper Assam, Northern Assam, and Barak Valley, including Dibrugarh.

Several districts, including Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, Charaideo, Sivasagar, Majuli, Jorhat, Golaghat, Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Sonitpur, Biswanath, Cachar, Hailakandi, and Sribhumi in Assam, are conducting the elections, a crucial exercise in local governance.

Notably, more than 1.80 crore voters, including 90.71 lakh male voters, 89.65 lakh female voters, and 408 others, will cast their votes in 25,007 polling stations across both phases of the election. The second phase will take place on 7 May in the remaining 13 districts, ...