A mob of 400 men and women armed with iron rods, axes,

machetes and sticks attacked a polling station at Kathalmari school at Kahibari under Dhupdhora police station, the sources said. At Rakkhaysin polling station miscreants attempted to throw petrol bombs, but the voters beat them up, the sources said. Miscreants attacked the Boko Dekapara police station and polling personnel before setting ablaze their vehicle, they said, adding that the Lalmati Lower Primary School and Hahim post office were torched. Ballot papers were set on fire at Dorapar polling centre at Agia, the sources said. Disturbances were also reported at Khulakhati area of Hajo, Sambhar and Tokorapar lower primary schools voting centres. In neighbouring Kamrup (Rural) district also large scale violence and arson were reported. The Joint Action Committee comprising a number of Rabha and Hasong organisations called a 'janata curfew' from 7:00 AM yesterday till 7:00 PM today. Funds would be released from the government for repair of schools destroyed in the poll violence, the chief minister said. Parliamentary Secretary(Home) Rana Goswami said "There is a conspiracy behind the violence." He said that miscreants who restorted violence have been identified and stern action would be taken after polling. Goalpara Deputy Commissioner Preetam Saikia said out of the 807 polling stations in the district, voting was held peacefully in 687 booths while violence erupted in and around the remaining centres.