Assam polls: BJP announces final 17 candidates; find out who made the list

GUWAHATI: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national general secretary Arun Singh today announced the final list of 17 candidates who will be contesting the polls in the third and final phase of polling on April 6 next.

 

"The BJP will in a total contest in 92 Seats. The candidates who will be contesting the rest of the Seats will be from the other alliance partners," Singh said, adding that there is a "lot of excitement" in Assam over the saffron party's choice of candidates.

 

As per the list released by Singh, Assam Industries and Commerce Minister Chandramohan Patowary shall be contesting the polls from his home Constituency of Dharmapur. He represented the Dharmapur constituency from the 1985-1990,1991-1996,1996-2001,2006-2011,2016-till date and served as the Leader of the Opposition in the Assam Legislative Assembly from 2006-2011.

 

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The names of the BJP candidates announced today are as under:

 

Salmara South -- Arshadul Islam

 

Dhubri -- Debamoy Sanyal

 

Golakganj -- Ashwini Roy Sarkar

 

Bilasipara West -- Abu Bakkar Siddique

 

Bilasipara East -- Ashok Singhi

 

Bijni -- Ajay Kumaar Roy

 

Dudhnai -- Shyamjit Rabha

 

Jaleswar -- Osman Goni

 

Sorbhog -- Sankar Chandra Das

 

Baghbar -- Hassinara Khatun

 

Palasbari -- Hemang Thakuria

 

Dispur -- Atul Bora

 

Gauhati East -- Siddhartha Bhattacharjee

 

Hajo -- Suman Haripriya

 

Barkhetry -- Narayan Deka

 

Dharmapur -- Chandramohan Patowary

 

Most of the Constituencies that will head to the polls in the third phase are in the Lower Assam region, where the Congress and its ally All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) hold major sway.

 

The 2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election is the 15th quinquennial legislative assembly election scheduled to be held in Assam from March 27 to April 6 in three phases, to elect 126 MLAs to the 15th Assam Legislative Assembly.