India, April 9 -- Voting for all 126 assembly seats in Assam took place on Thursday with 85.27% polling recorded from over 25 million voters till 5 pm. The voting percentage could increase further as voters were still present inside the polling stations even after the 5 pm deadline.

Assam chief minister (CM) Himanta Biswa Sarma on X wrote: "What we set out to do was not merely fight an election, but to turn it into a movement - a movement to protect our civilisational values, our culture, and our land. Today, for the first time, our people have come out in unprecedented numbers - voting shoulder to shoulder, matching and even surpassing our opponents in turnout. In many polling booths, participation is crossing 95%. This is not ordinary....