The voting for the panchayat polls was done through ballot papers.

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party has taken a substantial lead in Assam Panchayat elections by winning 50 per cent more seats than Congress so far. The counting of the panchayat election results, that began on Wednesday, is still underway.

As per the latest data released by the Assam State Election Commission on its official website, the BJP had won 6,333 seats and Congress had won 4,606 seats out of total 21,990 Assam Gaon Panchayat Member (GPM) seats.

According to the results at the time of writing this report, the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) has won 1,178 seats, AIUDF bagged 558, Bodoland Peoples Front (BPF)- 33 and IND- 1547.

In the state Gaon Panchayat Election results, the BJP is leading with 715 seats while the Congress is trailing by winning 486 seats. The AGP has bagged 210 seats and AIUDF 75 seats.

In Assam Anchalik Panchayat Member Election Results, the BJP is leading with 715 seats while the Congress has won 486 seats.

In Zilla Parishad Election Results, the BJP has won 100 while the Congress has secured 44 seats.

The final result will be declared on Thursday.

The voting for the panchayat polls was done through ballot papers.

The elections were held on December 5 and 9 to elect 21,990 GPM, 2,199 GPP, 2,199 APM and 420 ZPM across the state, recording an overall voting of 82 per cent.

Among 78,571 contestants, 734 were elected uncontested.