More than 63% polling in first-ever Silchar Municipal Corporation election
Silchar held its first-ever municipal corporation election with a voter turnout of over 63%. The election follows the city's upgrade to a municipal corporation in 2022, with results expected on October 6.
Why it matters
This marks a significant step in local governance and urban administration for the Barak Valley region in Assam.
“An estimated 63.43% of the total 2.70 lakh electorate voted in the first elections to the Silchar Municipal Corporation on Saturday (October 3, 2026),” officials said.
“Polling ended at 4.30 p.m., but the final turnout figure for all wards was yet to be compiled,” they said.
The highest turnout of 78% was recorded in Ward 1, while the lowest, 50%, was reported from Ward 22. “Polling began on a slow note in the morning due to rain but picked up later in the day,” officials said.
There were no reports of any untoward incident from any of the 42 wards under the corporation. Polling was held in 40 wards as BJP candidates Bijendra Prasad Singh and Bhakti Sen Talukdar were elected unopposed from Wards 9 and 20, respectively.
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