38 file nomination for by-polls to 5 assembly seats in Assam

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaOctober 25, 2024

A total of 38 candidates filed nominations for the by-elections to five assembly constituencies in Assam till Friday, the last day of filing nominations.

24 filed their papers on Friday, including three in No. 11 Dholai, one in No. 31 Sidli, five in No. 32 Bongaigaon, three in No. 77 Behali, and twelve candidates in No. 88 Samaguri.

Congress candidate Jayanta Borah filed his nomination, joined by MP Gaurav Gogoi and other senior leaders and workers of the party.

AAP candidate Ananta Gogoi also filed his nomination, accompanied by AAP Assam in-charge Rajesh Sharma, state vice president Anurupa Deka Raja, Saumik Sengupta, and general secretary (admin) Rajiv Saikia.

CPI-ML candidate Lakhmi Kanta Kurmi filed his nomination representing the Asom Sanmilito Mancha (ASOM), with support from Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) President Lurinjyoti Gogoi and other senior ASOM leaders.

Two candidates filed papers for the Samaguri constituency on Friday. BJP candidate Diplu Ranjan Sarma submitted his nomination before the returning officer in Nagaon, accompanied by Pradesh BJP President Bhavesh Kalita, cabinet ministers Pijush Hazarika and Keshab Mahanta, along with BJP and AGP supporters.

AAP candidate Nurul Amin Choudhury also filed his nomination for Samaguri, joined by AAP state president Manoj Dhanowar, vice president Mamun Imdadul Haque Choudhury, general secretary Punam Gogoi, and senior party leaders. They led a procession from Nehrubali Stadium to the DC office for the filing.

In Sidli (ST) constituency, Bodoland People’s Front (BPF) candidate Suddho Kumar Basumatary submitted his nomination before the returning officer at Kajalgaon. He was accompanied by notable figures, including former BTC chief and BPF president Hagrama Mohilary, former minister Pramila Rani Brahma, BPF Women’s Wing president Supriya Rani Brahma, and MCLA James Basumatary.

Five candidates filed their papers for the Bongaigaon constituency. With this, a total of eight candidates filed their papers for the by poll.

They are: AGP candidate Deeptimoyee Choudhury, Congress candidate Brajenjit Sinha, SUCI Mritunjan Rabha, Independent candidates- Sailendra Sarkar, Deepak Das, Anup Kumar Karmakar, Bhadreswar Barman and Gautam Rai.