Guwahati, May 3 -- The Assam State Election Commission on Saturday announced that the commission will conduct repolling in 43 polling stations across five districts of the state.

The decision follows complaints of irregularities during the first phase of the Assam Panchayat Elections held on Friday.

Officials reported that repolling will occur in 31 booths in Hailakandi, eight in Sribhumi, two in Lakhimpur, and one each in Golaghat and Majuli.

Notably, officials reported a voter turnout of 70.2% in the first phase of the Panchayat polls, which took place on Friday, May 2, 2025.

A total of 89.59 lakh eligible voters cast their ballots across 12,916 booths in 14 districts.

While voting officially concluded at 4:30 p.m., polling officia...