Assam polls: AGP announces first list of candidates; Atul Bora to contest from Bokakhat

GUWAHATI: The Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) has declared its first set of candidates for the ensuing polls in Assam. Two Ministers -- Atul Bora and Keshab Mahanta -- have been named in the list.

 

Atul Bora will contest from Bokakhat

 

Keshab Mahanta will contest from Kaliabor

 

Renupama Rajkhuwa will contest from Teok

 

Bhabendra Nath Bharali will contest from Dergaon

 

Pradip Hazarika will contest from Amguri

 

Punakon Baruah will contest from Chabua

 

Jayanta Khaund will contest from Naoboicha

 

Prithiraj Rabha will contest from Tezpur

 

Atul Bora, the president of the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), recently announced that it shall contest the ensuing Assembly elections in 26 Constituencies.

 

Making the announcement in the national capital moments earlier, Bora said, “Our party (AGP) will contest from Chabua, Amguri, Teok, Dergaon, Bokakhat, Kaliabor, Roha, Guwahati West, Chaygaon, Boko, Goalpara East, Goalpara West, Mankachar, Abhayapuri North, Abhayapuri South, Bangaigaon, Barpeta, Bhabanipur, Senga, Sarukhetri, Tezpur, Algapur, Karimganj South, Dalgaon, Naoboisa, and Jamunamukh.”

 

Notably, Bora did not name Barhampur, where AGP stalwart and 2-time chief minister Prafulla Kumar Mahanta is the sitting MLA.

 

In the last elections, the AGP had contested in 27 Constituencies, winning 13 of those.