SILCHAR, Oct 3: Polling is underway in Silchar for the first-ever Municipal Corporation election since the town was upgraded from a municipal board, with around 2.7 lakh voters eligible to cast their votes across 40 wards on Saturday.
The Silchar Municipal Corporation comprises 42 wards, but BJP candidates have already been elected unopposed in two wards, leaving 40 wards where polling is being held.
A total of 131 candidates are contesting across the 40 wards, with voting taking place at 303 polling stations across the municipal corporation area.
The district administration has made arrangements for the smooth conduct of polling and deployed additional measures to maintain law and order and ensure that voting takes place peacefully without disruption.
The election marks a significant civic milestone for Silchar, with voters electing representatives to the newly constituted municipal corporation for the first time.
