The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has won 50 per cent more seats than the opposition Congress in the results declared so far in the Assam panchayat polls, State Election Commission sources said on Thursday.
The BJP has won 7,768 Gaon Panchayat Member (GPM) seats, 653 seats of the Anchalik Panchayat Members (APM), and 223 Zila Parishad Members (ZPM) seats.
The party has also won 605 Gaon Panchayat president (GPP) seats.
The Congress, in contrast, won 3,948 GPM seats, 365 APM seats, 131 ZPM seats and 293 GPP seats, the sources said.
Altogether 78,571 contestants participated in the hustings and 734 were elected uncontested.
Elections were held on December 5 and 9 to elect 21,990 GPM, 2,199 APM, 420 ZPM and 2,199 GPP across the state, registering an overall 82 per cent voting.
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The counting is going on since Wednesday.
For GPM polls, BJP's alliance partner Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) that contested alone won 1332, the All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) 641 and others 430.
For APM, AGP won 122, AIUDF 51 and others 30.
For Zila Parishad Members (ZPM) election, BJP got 223, Congress 131.
AGP won 37 seats, AIUDF 24 and others four for ZPM seats, the sources said.
For GPP seats, AGP won 95, AIUDF 42 and others 43.
The first phase of Panchayat elections was held in 16 administrative districts, while second and last phase in 10.