Dibrugarh, April 23: Voting for the 15th Lok Sabha election here began on a brisk note early morning but crowds was thin at the polling centers in Sepon, Moran and Rajgarh due to rains that started last night. The tea community voters, almost four and half lakh, from the more than two hundred tea estates in this constituency have always played a key role in deciding the fortunes of the candidates.
Dibrugarh has been considered a Congress stronghold with the party capturing the seat since the Independence but the dream run was stopped when Sarbananda Sonowal of the AGP emerged winner in the last general elections due to the split in the tea votes. It remains to be seen whether the AGP candidate can retain his seat, with the assistance from partner BJP. Sonowal, a young turkey of the AGP – BJP alliance, became a symbol of hope and progress among a section of voters in the last few years. However, it remains to be seen whether the expectations would convert into votes.
The enthusiasm, which was witnessed in the last 2004 election, was missing in the polling station probably due to inclement weather. On the other hand, the polling was brisk in the polling stations of various tea estates. In many polling stations, there were long queues of people waiting to exercise their adult franchise.
Similar scenes were seen in Dibrugarh, particularly at the DDSA Indoor stadium, DHSK College, Tinkunia, Grahambazar, Bengali School, Panchali and Amolapatty. According to the election media cell sources, the overall voting percentage in the constituency can be estimated to be between 60 and 70. The election was peaceful in the entire constituency so far. The polling was delayed at Panbari Janaki Prathomic Vidyalaya in Digboi for 1 ½ hours due to snag in the EVM machine. Similar holdup occurred at Amolapatty and one of the polling stations at Lengeri but later it was changed to continue the process. THE SENTINEL
Dibrugarh has been considered a Congress stronghold with the party capturing the seat since the Independence but the dream run was stopped when Sarbananda Sonowal of the AGP emerged winner in the last general elections due to the split in the tea votes. It remains to be seen whether the AGP candidate can retain his seat, with the assistance from partner BJP. Sonowal, a young turkey of the AGP – BJP alliance, became a symbol of hope and progress among a section of voters in the last few years. However, it remains to be seen whether the expectations would convert into votes.
The enthusiasm, which was witnessed in the last 2004 election, was missing in the polling station probably due to inclement weather. On the other hand, the polling was brisk in the polling stations of various tea estates. In many polling stations, there were long queues of people waiting to exercise their adult franchise.
Similar scenes were seen in Dibrugarh, particularly at the DDSA Indoor stadium, DHSK College, Tinkunia, Grahambazar, Bengali School, Panchali and Amolapatty. According to the election media cell sources, the overall voting percentage in the constituency can be estimated to be between 60 and 70. The election was peaceful in the entire constituency so far. The polling was delayed at Panbari Janaki Prathomic Vidyalaya in Digboi for 1 ½ hours due to snag in the EVM machine. Similar holdup occurred at Amolapatty and one of the polling stations at Lengeri but later it was changed to continue the process. THE SENTINEL
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