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BJP Releases First List of 88 Candidates for Assam Polls; Pradyut Bardoloi to Contest From Dispur
The BJP included six women and several former Congress leaders in its first Assam Assembly candidate list, with Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma contesting from Jalukbari.
- On Thursday, the Bharatiya Janata Party announced its first list of 88 candidates for Assam Assembly elections, including Himanta Sarma from Jalukbari.
- The BJP's Central Election Committee finalized the candidate list on Wednesday evening, presided over by party president Nitin Nabin, ahead of the election scheduled by the Election Commission of India for all 126 Assembly constituencies.
- The list features former Congress leaders Pradyut Bordoloi and Bhupen Kumar Borah, who recently joined the BJP, with Bordoloi contesting from Dispur and Borah from Bihpuria.
- Prateek Bordoloi withdrew his candidacy from the Margherita Assembly constituency, citing a 'deep sense of responsibility' after his father's party switch, in a letter on Wednesday.
- Additionally, the BJP fielded six women candidates, including Rupali Langthasa from Haflong, while incumbent Hitendra Nath Goswami will defend his Jorhat seat against Gaurav Gogoi.
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MathrubhumiBJP releases first list of 88 candidates for Assam polls; Pradyut Bardoloi to contest from Dispur
The Bharatiya Janata Party has announced its first list of 88 candidates for the Assam Assembly elections, fielding both former Congress prominent leaders, Pradyut Bordoloi and Bhupen Kumar Borah.
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