AGP to contest polls in 26 Constituencies; complete list here

GUWAHATI: Atul Bora, the president of the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), today 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.

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"This time, they will contest 26 Seats because our president (Ranjeet Dass) will contest from one Seat. As a courtesy, they are leaving that Seat (Patacharkuchi)," said Himanta Biswa Sarma, Assam's Finance, Education, and Health Minister and Northeast Democratic Alliance (NEDA) convenor.

Minister Biswa Sarma also informed that another ally -- the United People's Party Liberal (UPPL) -- will contest the polls in 8 Constituencies.

"They will make the formal announcement in Guwahati. The alliance has, meanwhile, been sealed," said Sarma.

Meanwhile, the BJP has unveiled the names of 70 candidates and their respective Constituencies. Eleven of those -- including former Congress stalwart Ajanta Neog -- are fresh faces.

The 70 candidates are:

Patacharkuchi – Ranjeet Kr Dass

Majuli – Sarbananda Sonowal

Jalukbari – Himanta Biswa Sarma

Dhekiajuli – Ashok Singhal

Barchala – Ganesh Kr Limbu

Rangapara – Krishna Kr Tanti

Sootea – Padma Hazarika

Biswanath - Pramod Borthakur

Bihali – Ranjit Dutta

Gohpur – Utpal Bora

Dhing – Sanjib Kr Bora

Batadrava – Angoorlata Deka

Rupahihat – Nazir Hussain

Samaguri – Anil Saikia

Sarupathar – Biswajit Phukan

Golaghat – Ajanta Neog

Khumtai – Mrinal Saikia

Jorhat - Hitendra Nath Goswami

Titabor – Hemanta Kalita

Mariani – Ramani Tanti

Nazira – Mayur Buragohain

Mahmara – Jugen Mohan

Sonari - Dharmeswar Konwar

Thowra – Kushal Duwari

Sivasagar – Surabhi Rajkonwar

Bihpuria – Amiya Bhuyan

Lakhimpur - Manab Deka

Dhakuakhana – Naba Kr Doley

Dhemaji – Ranuj Pegu

Jonai – Bhuban Pegu

Moran – Chakradhar Gogoi

Dibrugarh- Prashanta Phukan

Lahowal – Binod Hazarika

Duliajan – Terosh Gowala

Naharkatia – Taranga Gogoi

Tingkhong –Bimal Bora

Digboi – Suren Phukan

Margherita – Bhaskar Sarma

Sadiya – Bolin Chetia

Tinsukia - Sanjay Kishan

Ratabari – Bijoy Malakar

Patharkandi – Krishnendu Paul

Karimganj (North) – Manash Das

Badarpur – Biswarup Bhattacharjee

Katlichera – Subrata Nath

Silchar – Dipayan Chakraborty

Sonai – Aminul Haque Laskar

Borkhola – Amalendu Das

Dholai – Parimal Suklabaidya

Udharbond – Mihir Kanti Shome

Lakhipur – Kaushik Rai

Katigorah – Gautom Roy

Haflong – Nandita Garlosa

Bokajan - Numal Momin

Howraghat – Dorsing Ronghang

Diphu – Bidya Sing Engleng

Baithalangshu – Roop Sing Terang

Kamalpur – Diganta Kalita

Rangia – Bhabesh Kalita

Nalbari – Jayanta Malla Baruah

Paneri – Biswajit Daimary

Kalaigaon – Madhuram Deka

Mangaldoi – Gurujyoti Das

Majbat – Jitu Kishan

Jagiroad – Piyush Hazarika

Morigaon – Ramakanta Deori

Laharighat – Kadir uj Jaman Zinnah

Nagaon – Rupak Sarma

Barhampur – Jitu Goswami

Lumding – Sibu Mishra