Polling is underway for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections in the five constituencies of Assam.

The constituencies are Kaliabor, Dibrugarh, Lakhimpur, Jorhat, and Tezpur. Official sources said 52 per cent votes were cast till one p.m.

Additional Chief Electoral Officer of Assam RC Jain said that 28 percent voting has been recorded during first four hours . He also said that 28 EVMs have been replaced due to technical errors. Voting in a few booths has been delayed from 30 to 45 minutes due to EVMs malfunctioning.

Congress, BJP, Trinamool Congress, All India United Democratic Front- AIUDP, Asom Gana Parishad-AGP, Aam Aadmi Party, Socialist Unity Centre of India-SUCI, Communist Party of India (Marxist)-CPI(M), All India Forward Block-AIFB and Samajwadi Party have fielded candidates for five seats in Assam.

A total of 51 candidates are in fray in this phase. Over 64 lakh voters can exercise their rights today. Out of which, around 1 lakh 80 thousand are new voters .They are also queuing up outside polling booths.

Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi and his wife Doli Gogoi exercised their franchise in Jorhat. DoNER Minister and Congress candidate Pawan Singh Ghatowar and Union state minister Rani Narah, BJP candidate from Dibrugarh Rameshwar Teli and AGP candidate Anup Phukan also exercised their voting rights.

State Law and Order IGP, S N Singh said that no untoward incident has been reported and a strict vigil is being maintained by security forces.