UPDATE: In Kawatika village of Chirang District under Kokrajhar parliamentary constituency, polling was delayed by two hours due to a malfunctioning EVM. In Barpathar Village under Kokrajhar parliamentary constituency, 250 votes were shown to have been cast when only 200 people voted. The incident sent shockwaves and polling was promptly deferred. EVM malfunctioning also reported in various polling stations in Dhubri, Barpeta, Kokrajhar and Guwahati HPC constituency.

In another shocking incident, a presiding officer was arrested in Bani Vidya Mandir polling station in Gauripur under Dhubri Parliamentary constituency for allowing a person to enter the booth without checking the identity card, which was proved as proxy vote. The arrested presiding officer was Gaur Prasad Sharma.

In another incident a woman voter died while waiting in line in to cast her vote at Chitalmari Forest Village in Tiplai area under Dhubri Parliamentary constituency. The lady was identified as Kunan Nath.

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