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SMC Election Results 2026: NDA Wins 34 Seats In Silchar Ballot Paper Polls While Congress Reduced To 2
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News18•07-10-2026, 16:52
SMC Election Results 2026: NDA Wins 34 Seats In Silchar Ballot Paper Polls While Congress Reduced To 2
- •Silchar Municipal Corporation elections in Assam were conducted entirely through ballot papers, recording a voter turnout of 70.22 percent.
- •The BJP-led NDA secured a landslide victory by winning 34 out of the 42 total seats in the civic body.
- •The Congress party faced a miserable defeat, managing to win only two seats, which is even worse than independent candidates.
- •Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma called the results a fitting reply to the opposition parties who consistently blame EVMs.
Key Questions Answered
The BJP-led NDA won 34 out of 42 seats in the Silchar Municipal Corporation elections held on October 3, 2026, while the Congress party was reduced to just 2 seats and six independent candidates won
The elections recorded a historic voter turnout of 70.22%, with approximately 63.43% of the 2.70 lakh eligible voters casting their ballots across the wards on October 3, 2026
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma described the NDA's landslide victory as a fitting reply to the opposition, stating that winning through ballot papers completely disproves their persistent claims regarding EVM tampering
