Assam, Apr 04 (ANI): The first of the two-phase Assam assembly polls began today at 7 a.m. amid strict security in 65 constituencies. A total of 539 candidates, including 43 women, are in the fray. More than 95 lakh voters will decide the fate of Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi and BJP Chief Ministerial candidate Sarbananda Sonowal. As many as 1,241 polling stations have been identified as 'critical' polling stations, 1,992 as 'hypersensitive' and 3,739 as 'sensitive'.