India, April 10 -- Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said the high turnout in Thursday's Assembly election was not "ordinary but historic".

Sarma said the result of this election is "already visible - in the hope, pride, and happiness on the faces of our people". Polling for all 126 assembly constituencies, held in a single phase, ended at 5 pm on Thursday, with an estimated voter turnout of 84.42 per cent, which was expected to rise further.

"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," Sarma said in a post on X.

"Today, for the first time, our people have come out in unprecedented numbers - votin...