Lok Sabha Elections 2019: The results of the Silchar Lok Sabha Constituency will be declared today. The counting of votes began on the Parliamentary seat in Assam at 8:00 am on Thursday, May 23. Voting took place for the Silchar seat in the second phase of Lok Sabha Elections 2019. Stay with us for Live updates on the results for the Silchar Lok Sabha seat in Assam.

The Silchar parliamentary constituency is one of the 14 Lok Sabha seats which are allotted to Assam. Situated in the Cachar district of Assam, Silchar is the administrative seat of the district, besides being a part of the Municipal area of the north-eastern state. With the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections, the residents of Silchar are gearing up to vote their favourable party. As per the Election Commission of India (ECI), voting in Silchar will take place in the second phase of the Lok Sabha Elections 2019, and the date of poll is April 18, 2019. Mangaldoi Lok Sabha Constituency in Assam. 

The key candidates in Silchar participating in the Lok Sabha Elections 2019 are Rajdeep Roy (BJP), Sushmita Dev (INC) and Hitabrata Roy (AITC). The last date for filling nominations for the second phase of General Elections was March 26 and scrutiny of nominations was March 27, 2019. Again, March 29, was decided as the last date for withdrawal of candidature for the Lok Sabha Elections 2019. Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Schedule. 

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Sushmita Dev, member of Indian National Congress (INC) won the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections in Silchar with a total of 3,36,451 votes. Kabindra Purkayastha, a member of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), was the runner up with a total of 3,01,210 votes. The present sitting member of parliament of the Silchar constituency is Sushmita Dev.

Lok Sabha Elections 2019 is scheduled to take place from April 11 to May 23. The voting for General Elections will be held in seven phases between April 11 to May 19, 2019. The final counting and declaration of the Lok Sabha Elections’ result is scheduled on May 23, 2019.

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