Guwhati, April 8 -- More than 2.5 crore electors across the state of Assam are set to exercise their franchise on April 9 (Thursday), electing a new 126 legislative assemblu from over 722 candidates, with the Election Commission of India (EC) fully prepared to conduct polling in a free, fair, and peaceful manner.

722 candidates are in the fray in this election, and a total of 2,50,54,463 electors will exercise their franchise. This includes 1,25,31,552 male voters, 1,25,22,593 female voters, and 318 voters in the Transgender category. There are also 63,423 service voters.

Among the electorate, 6,42,314 voters are in the age group of 18-19 years, 2,50,006 are above 80 years of age, and 2,05,085 are persons with disabilities.

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