Over 73 per cent of the electorate exercised their franchise in the five constituencies of Assam that went to the polls in the second phase of elections on April 18, reports Assam Tribune. The five constituencies that went to the polls were Karimganj, Silchar, Autonomous District (Diphu), Nagaon and Mangaldoi. The average turnout figure in the five constituencies is 73.32 percent. Of the total 8,992 polling stations in the five constituencies, 1,033 were in remote areas. Mangaldoi witnessed 75.07 per cent polling, Silchar 71.79 per cent, Karimganj 71.41 per cent and Diphu 69.51 per cent.