The BJP has released its first list of candidates for the upcoming Assam Assembly elections — announcing the names of all but one candidate. The party has finalised a seat-sharing agreement with the Asom Gana Parishad and Bodoland People’s Front as it seeks a third consecutive term in power.
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has been fielded from the Jalukbari constituency while former Congress MP Pradyut Bordoloi is set to contest from the state administrative capital of Dispur. Another high-profile defector — former Congress state president Bhupen Kumar Borah — will contest the Bihpuria seat he has lost to BJP in the last two elections.
Elections for all 126 Assembly constituencies in Assam will be held in a single phase on April 9. The counting of votes is scheduled for May 4.
Seat sharing arrangement
The BJP will contest 89 out of 126 seats in the Assam Assembly. The Asom Gana Parishad will contest 26 seats while the Bodoland People’s Front will field candidates from 11 seats. Top party leaders had held meetings earlier this week and sources told ANI that around 10-12 sitting MLAs may be denied tickets.
“The Asom Gana Parishad will contest 26 seats, the Bodoland People’s Front 11 seats, and the BJP the remaining seats. Today, we had preliminary discussions regarding our party list. Tomorrow is our Parliamentary Board meeting. I think the list will be announced late tomorrow night or the next morning,” Sarma had told reporters on Tuesday.
Here is the full list of the BJP candidates nominated for the Assam elections:
ConstituencyCandidate NameGolakganjShri Ashwini Ray SarkarDhubriShri Uttam PrasadBirsing-JaruaSmt. Madhavi DasGoalpara West (ST)Shri Pabitra RabhaDudhnai (ST)Shri Tankeshwar RabhaAbhayapuriShri Bhupen RoyBijniShri Arup Kumar DeyBhowanipur-SorbhogShri Ranjeet Kumar DassMandiaShri Badal Chandra AryaChamariaSmt. Jyostna KalitaBoko-Chaygaon (ST)Shri Raju MechPalasbariShri Himanshu Shekhar BaishyaRangiaShri Bhabesh KalitaKamalpurShri Diganta KalitaDispurShri Pradyut BordoloiNew GuwahatiShri Diplu Ranjan SarmahGuwahati CentralShri Vijay Kumar GuptaJalukbariDr. Himanta Biswa SarmaBarkhetriShri Narayan DekaNalbariShri Jayanta Malla BaruahTihuShri Chandramohan PatowaryTamulpur (ST)Shri Biswajit DaimaryGoreswarShri Victor Kumar DasTanglaShri Bikan Chandra DekaSipajharDr. Paramananda RajbongshiMangaldaiSmt. Nilima DeviJagiroad (SC)Shri Pijush HazarikaMorigaonShri Rama Kanta DewriDhingDr. Mukut Kumar DebnathSamaguriShri Anil SaikiaBarhampurShri Jitu GoswamiNagaon-BatadrabaShri Rupak SarmahRaha (SC)Shri Sashi Kanta DasHojaiShri Shiladitya DevLumdingShri Sibu MishraDhekiajuliShri Ashok SinghalBarchallaShri Ritu Baran SarmahRangaparaShri Krishna Kamal TantiNaduarShri Padma HazarikaBiswanathShri Pallab Lochan DasBehali (SC)Shri Munindra DasGohpurShri Utpal BorahBihpuriaShri Bhupen Kumar BorahRongonadiShri Rishiraj HazarikaLakhimpurShri Manab DekaDhakuakhana (ST)Shri Naba Kumar DoleyDhemaji (ST)Dr. Ranoj PeguJonai (ST)Shri Bhuban PeguSadiyaShri Bolin ChetiaDoom DoomaShri Rupesh GowalaMargheritaShri Bhaskar SharmaDigboiShri Suren PhukanMakumShri Sanjoy KishanTinsukiaShri Pulok GohainChabua-LahowalShri Binod HazarikaDibrugarhShri Prasanta PhukanKhowangShri Chakradhar GogoiDuliajanShri Rameswar TeliTingkhongShri Bimal BorahNaharkatiaShri Taranga GogoiSonariShri Dharmeswar KonwarMahmoraShri Suruj DehingiaDemowShri Sushanta BorgohainNaziraShri Mayur BorgohainMajuli (ST)Shri Bhuban GamJorhatShri Hitendra Nath GoswamiMarianiShri Rupjyoti KurmiTitaborShri Dhiraj GowalaGolaghatSmt. Ajanta NeogDergaonShri Mridul Kumar DuttaKhumtaiShri Mrinal SaikiaSarupatharShri Biswajit PhukanBokajan (ST)Shri Suriya RongpharHowraghat (ST)Shri Lunsing TeronDiphu (ST)Smt. Niso TerangpiRongkhang (ST)Dr. Tuliram RonghangAmri (ST)Dr. Habe TeronHaflong (ST)Smt. Rupali LangthasaLakhipurShri Kaushik RaiUdharbondShri Rajdeep GoalaKatigorahShri Kamalakhya Dey PurkayasthaBorkholaShri Kishore NathSilcharDr. Rajdeep RoyDholai (SC)Shri Amiya Kanti DasHailakandiDr. Milon DasKarimganj NorthShri Subrata BhattacharjeePatharkandiShri Krishnendu PaulRam Krishna Nagar (SC)Shri Bijoy Malakar</p> |
