Assam Politics & Governance

Assam Co-operative Apex Bank seeks CBI probe into alleged fraud

1 April 2026

Assam Co-operative Apex Bank chairman Biswajit Phukan said the bank had sought a CBI investigation into alleged fraud involving demand-bill-purchase transactions. He said the matter was already with the Bureau of Investigation of Economic Offences and the Enforcement Directorate. The bank’s board sought the CBI probe after expressing dissatisfaction with those investigations.

Key Facts

• The CBI traces its origins to the Special Police Establishment, created in 1941 to investigate bribery and corruption in War and Supply Department transactions.
• The ED’s core remit is enforcing the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, and the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999.

Home voting begins in Sonitpur ahead of Assam Assembly election

1 April 2026

Home voting began in Sonitpur on 1 April for eligible voters aged 85 and above and persons with disabilities. Forty-three teams were assigned to cover 1,735 older voters and 419 voters with disabilities in the district. Across Assam, 19,774 older voters and 6,638 voters with disabilities had been approved for home voting. The statewide process was scheduled to finish by 5 April.

Key Facts

• The Election Commission of India ’s authority over state assembly elections derives from Article 324 of the Constitution.

Revised toll charges take effect at Assam highway plazas

1 April 2026

Revised toll charges took effect at NHAI plazas in Assam on 1 April. The increases ranged from ₹5 to ₹35. Affected plazas included Nazirkhat, Madanpur, Raha, Sulung, Rangamati and Doboka.

Key Facts

• Section 16(1) of the National Highways Authority of India Act assigns NHAI responsibility for developing, maintaining and managing national highways entrusted to it.

Candidate names and symbols installed on EVMs across Assam

4 April 2026

The installation of candidates’ names and symbols on electronic voting machines was completed across all 126 Assam Assembly constituencies. District election officers carried out the process at designated locations from 31 March to 4 April, with candidates or their authorised representatives present.

The exercise covered 41,320 ballot units, 43,975 control units and 43,997 VVPAT units, including reserve machines for the state’s 31,490 polling stations.

Key Facts

• Engineers and technical staff authorised by Electronics Corporation of India Limited assisted Assam’s EVM preparation.

Morigaon voter-awareness campaign reaches 780 schools

5 April 2026

Morigaon’s voter-awareness campaign involved 780 schools in a letter-writing activity organised with the district education department. Around 50,000 students wrote to their parents or guardians, urging them to vote in the Assam Assembly election on 9 April.

The district administration also launched Amulya, a voter-awareness mascot, along with the slogan “Our vote is a precious vote” and a campaign theme song.

Key Facts

• SVEEP’s first phase ran from late 2009 to March 2013.
• SVEEP addresses participation gaps through three approaches: information, motivation and facilitation.

Indian Oil reviews LPG supply preparedness in Assam and Meghalaya

6 April 2026

Indian Oil chairman A. Sahney reviewed LPG supply preparedness in Assam and Meghalaya with distributors, consumers and field teams. He urged distributors to maintain stocks, follow safety and delivery procedures, and expedite e-KYC. Indian Oil said regional supplies were adequate and that it had received no reports of a shortage.

Key Facts

• LPG is kept liquid in pressurised steel cylinders because it vaporises at ordinary temperatures and pressures.

ECI requires advance certification of political print advertisements around polling

6 April 2026

Political print advertisements for 8 and 9 April required advance certification for the Assam Assembly election. Candidates and individuals could apply to district-level Media Certification and Monitoring Committees, while recognised political parties required state-level certification. Applications had to reach the committees at least two days before publication. The committees also monitored complaints concerning paid news.

Key Facts

• The Election Commission also registers and recognises parties, allots election symbols, enforces the model code of conduct and monitors campaign expenditure.

International delegates visit Assam to observe election preparations

8 April 2026

Fifteen international delegates from seven countries arrived in Guwahati on 8 April for a two-day visit under the International Election Visitors Programme. Accompanied by three Election Commission of India representatives, they met the Chief Electoral Officer and visited election-material distribution centres and control rooms in Kamrup and Kamrup Metropolitan districts. Visits to polling stations ...