Congress releases second checklist of 23 candidates for Assam elections, leaves 15 seats for allies| India Information
The Congress on Saturday launched its second checklist of 23 candidates for the upcoming Assam meeting elections, with the social gathering up to now naming its nominees in 65 seats within the 126-member Home.
The social gathering additionally left 15 seats for its alliance companions within the northeastern state, the place meeting elections are doubtless in April.
The Congress is main an alliance of opposition events, together with CPI(M) and Assam Jatiya Parishad, with the CPI (ML) Liberation additionally lending its help on Saturday.
The Raijor Dal had been part of the opposition alliance in earlier elections, however the association has not come by means of for the forthcoming polls. Its chief Akhil Gogoi had received the final meeting election as an Unbiased.
Within the second checklist of candidates, launched by Congress basic secretary, Organisation, Okay C Venugopal, three sitting MLAs have been renominated – Wazed Ali Choudhury (Birsing Jarua), Abul Kalam Rasheed Alam (Goalpara East) and Rakibuddin Ahmed (Chamaria).
Former Lok Sabha MP Abdul Khaleque, who had additionally served two phrases as an MLA, has been named from Mandia constituency.
Amongst different candidates on the checklist are Bipul Gogoi from Tingkhong, Kartik Chandra Kurmi from Rangapara, Santanu Borah from New Guwahati, Kishore Kumar Barua from Dimoria, Nurul Islam from Srijangram seat and Devid Phukan from Tinsukia.
The Congress has put aside the meeting constituencies of Bajali, Palasbari, Guwahati Central, Goreswar, Morigaon, Barhampur, Bindakandi, Behali, Dibrugarh and Diphu, amongst others, for the alliance companions.
The meeting elections can be held in Assam for the primary time for the reason that completion of delimitation of constituencies in 2023, the place boundaries of seats have been redrawn with out altering the overall variety of seats.
The Congress had on March 3 launched its first checklist of 42 candidates for the upcoming Assam meeting polls, fielding state social gathering chief Gaurav Gogoi from the Jorhat seat.
Taking a lead in saying the names of its candidates even earlier than the declaration of the ballot schedule, the social gathering stated Chief of Opposition within the state meeting Debabrata Saikia will contest the election from the Nazira constituency.
Former Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) president Ripun Bora has been fielded from the Barchalla constituency.
The Congress has been out of energy within the northeastern state since 2016, whereas the BJP-led authorities can be eyeing a 3rd straight time period. Presently, the ruling BJP’s energy within the 126-member meeting is 64, whereas its allies AGP has 9 MLAs, UPPL has seven, and BPF has three members.
Within the opposition camp, the Congress has 26 MLAs, AIUDF has 15 members, and CPI(M) has one MLA. There may be an Unbiased legislator as properly.