Guwahati: Polling is underway on Saturday at a booth of Karimganj (North) assembly constituency in Assam’s Sribhumi district, where re-election was ordered following clashes between supporters of the BJP and the Congress two days ago, officials said.

The repolling in booth number 239 at Babyland High English School commenced at 7 am and will continue till 5 pm.

“Repolling is going on smoothly, and the momentum is expected to pick up as the day progresses. Arrangements for free and fair polling have been ensured,” the official said.

The re-election was ordered following clashes between supporters of the BJP and the Congress.

"There were reports of some issues on April 9, the polling day for the Assam assembly elections, and hence, the repolling was ordered,” the official said.

The booth has a total of 599 voters.

There are 14 candidates in the fray in this Barak Valley constituency, with a triangular contest among BJP's Subrata Bhattacharjee, Congress' Jakaria Ahmed and Choudhury Hibbur Rasul Usama Mabrur of the AIUDF.

The overall polling percentage in the constituency was recorded at 86.15 on Thursday.

Elections to all 126 assembly constituencies in the state were held in a single phase on April 9, with an approximate voter turnout of 85.91 per cent.

The final voter turnout figures are yet to be declared by the Election Commission.