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Guwahati: The Assam State Election Commission set the stage for the 2026 General Election to the Sonowal Kachari Autonomous Council. Voters head to the polls on November 30. All 32 constituencies face the ballot box at once.
The commission issued the formal notification on November 3. Candidates can file paperwork on working days from 11 am to 3 pm. The cutoff is November 10. Officials will review papers on November 12, while the deadline for dropping out is November 16. That day, the board publishes the final list of hopefuls.
Polling hours run from 7.30 am to 4 pm. Crews prepared 337 stations for 1,63,966 registered voters. The roll includes 79,295 men, 84,667 women, and four voters in the other category. If trouble breaks out, the commission noted, "re-polling will be conducted on December 1" during those same hours.
Counting starts at 8 am on December 3. The commission expects to wrap the entire operation by December 5. Every candidate must stick to a strict budget. The maximum permissible election expenditure stays at Rs 2 lakh per person.
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