Assam polls: Half of 40 candidates in Congress first list are fresh faces
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The BJP is eyeing the distinguished Titabor seat, which was held by the three-time chief minister Tarun Gogoi who died as a consequence of post-COVID problems on November 23 final 12 months, whereas the Congress is in search of to retain it
Half of the 40 candidates whose names had been introduced in the Congress’ first list for Assam meeting elections are fresh faces, whereas the social gathering will seek the advice of former chief minister Tarun Gogoi’s members of the family earlier than deciding on a nominee for Titabor seat which was held by him for 4 consecutive phrases earlier than his dying.
The grand previous social gathering late on Saturday evening launched the first list of 40 candidates for the 47 constituencies that are going to polls in the first section on March 27.
The list has the names of 20 new faces and 6 sitting MLAs together with Congress Legislature Party chief Debabrata Saikia in Nazira.
The BJP is eyeing the distinguished Titabor seat, which was held by the three-time chief minister who died as a consequence of post-COVID problems on November 23 final 12 months, whereas the Congress is in search of to retain it.
Apart from Titabor, the names of candidates for Tinsukia, Dhakuakhana, Behali, Dhing and Bokakhat and AIUDF- held Naoboicha are but to be introduced.
A call concerning these seats will probably be taken quickly. A couple of of these constituencies will probably be given to alliance companions, a Congress spokesperson mentioned.
Apart from Saikia, legislators who had been renominated are former minister Rakibul Hussain in Samaguri, Md Nurul Huda in Rupohihat, Rupjyoti Kurmi in Mariani, Roselina Tirkey in Sarupathar and Durga Bhumij in Doomdooma.
Golaghat is witnessing fascinating developments as former minister and sitting MLA Ajanta Neog stop Congress to contest the polls on a BJP ticket, whereas former AGP candidate Bitupan Saikia, who joined the BJP after being defeated by Neog in the 2016 elections by a slim margin of 5,213 votes, converted to the Congress and was given a celebration ticket.
State Congress chief and Rajya Sabha MP Ripun Bora will contest the Gohpur meeting seat the place his spouse Monica Bora was defeated by the BJP candidate by almost 30,000 votes.
The social gathering has additionally given tickets to 12 candidates, together with 4 girls, who had misplaced by slim margins in the 2016 meeting elections. This consists of Rana Goswami in Jorhat, Sushanta Borgohain in Thowra, Suruj Dehinga in Mahmara, Bhupen Kumar Borah in Bihpuria, Praneswar Basumatary in Sootea, Dhruba Gogoi in Duliajan and Etuwa Munda in Tingkhong.
In Majuli seat, the social gathering has renominated Ranoj Kumar Pegu who had represented it for 3 consecutive phrases since 2001 however was defeated by Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal by over 18,000 votes in the 2016 elections.
The 4 girls who’ve been renominated by the social gathering from the identical constituencies that that they had misplaced in the final election are former ministers Pranatee Phukan in Naharkatiya, Bismita Gogoi in Khumtai, Pallabi Gogoi in Teok and Angkita Dutta in Amguri.
The lone new lady candidate in the first section of polling is Sibamoni Bora, who has been pitted towards actor- turned-sitting BJP MLA Angoorlata Deka in Batadroba constituency.
Besides Bitupan Saikia in Golaghat, the social gathering has additionally fielded former BJP chief and Tezpur MP Ram Prasad Sarma, who not too long ago joined the Congress, in Barchalla seat.
The social gathering’s different new candidates are in Dhekiajuli, Tezpur, Rangapara, Bishwanath, (*40*), Sonari, Sibsagar, Lakhimpur, Dhemaji, Jonai, Moran, Dibrugarh, Lahowal, Chabua, Digboi, Margherita and Sadiya seats.
The Congress is contesting the upcoming elections as an element of ‘Grand Alliance’ with the AIUDF, BPF, CPI(M), CPI, CPI-ML and Anchalik Gana Morcha.
Elections to the 126-member meeting will probably be held in three phases on March 27, April 1 and April 6.
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