The Assam Congress has announced Uday Shankar Hazarika as its candidate for the Lakhimpur Lok Sabha seat.
In a surprising move, the party has denied a ticket to the veteran Congress leader Ranee Narah.
As per reports, 56-year-old Uday Shankar Hazarika earlier in 2023 jumped his ship from BJP to Congress in the presence of Jitendra Singh, AICC general secretary and in-charge of Assam, Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president.
Also Read: Assam Congress announces final list of candidates for Lok Sabha elections; Full list
Earlier, in the run-up to the upcoming Assam Assembly elections, the Assam Congress on March 12 announced a list of candidates for the state's legislative seats. However, the name of the candidate for Lakhimpur was on hold.
The names of the congress candidates are:-
Jorhat HPC- Gaurav Gogoi
Nowgong HPC- Pradyut Bordoloi
Gauhati HPC- Mira Borthakur Goswami
Silchar HPC- Somya Kanti Sarkar
Karimganj (SC)- Hafiz Rashid Ahmed Choudhury
Barpeta- Deep Bayan
Diphu HPC- Joyram Engleng
Dhubri HPC- Rakibul Hussain
Dibrugarh HPC- Lurinjyoti Gogoi (AJP)
Kokrajhar(ST) HPC- Gorgan Mooshahary
Darrang/Udalguri- Madhav Rajbongshi
Sonitpur - Prem Lal Ganju
Kaziranga HPC- Roselina Tirkey