Guwahati, Apr 11 : The second and final phase of polling is under way in Assam amid tight security on Monday morning.
The polling is taking place in 64 Assembly constituencies in 14 districts of Central and Lower Assam.
The polling began at 7 am on Monday morning and will continue till 3 pm.
Tight security arrangements have been made to avoid any violence.
73% of polling was recorded in first phase of polling, which was held on April 4.
A total of 96,77,113 electorate will decide the fate of 596 candidates, including two-time former chief minister and opposition leader Prafulla Kumar Mahanta, opposition Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) president Chandra Mohan Patowary and senior ministers Himanta Biswa Sarma and Rockybul Hussain.
Security has been tightened in sensitive Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) area in lower Assam and in Indo-Bhutan and Assam-Meghalaya border, official sources said.
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