Samaguri and Dholai are witnessing tight contests... ... 2024 Assam by-polls LIVE: Counting begins in five seats

Samaguri and Dholai are witnessing tight contests between the Congress and BJP. In Samaguri, after an initial setback, Congress’ Tanzil Hussain gained a lead of over 5,000 votes. However, the margin quickly narrowed as BJP's Diplu Ranjan Sarma mounted a strong comeback. Meanwhile, in Dholai, BJP's Nihar Ranjan Das holds a slim lead of just 522 votes over Congress' Dhrubajyoti Purkayastha as of 2 pm.