India, April 20 -- BJP's bastion, Assam's Jalukbari constituency, has been a stronghold of Chief Minister Himanta Sarma for nearly 25 years. The constituency is among 126 seats going to the polls in this year's Assembly elections, with vote counting scheduled for May 4.

Located in Assam's Kamrup district, Jalukbari comes under the Gauhati Lok Sabha constituency. Sharma has held the constituency since 2001 and seeks to retain the seat for a sixth consecutive term.

Voting was held in Assam on April 9 with a 85.27% voting percentage recorded from over 25 million voters till 5 pm.

With 2 lakh voters across 247 polling stations, Jalukbari represents a mix of urban and semi-urban demographics, making it a crucial battleground. It was reshape...