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NEW DELHI: The Election Commission announced the dates for assembly elections successful Assam connected Sunday.According to Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, voting for the 126-member Assam assembly volition instrumentality spot successful 1 signifier connected April 9.
Votes would beryllium counted connected May 4.
Officials person indicated that the upcoming elections are apt to beryllium conducted successful less phases than successful 2021. During the erstwhile polls, West Bengal voted successful 8 phases, Assam successful 3 phases, portion Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry went to the polls successful a azygous phase.In Assam, the contention is expected to beryllium intimately watched. Himanta Biswa Sarma of the Bharatiya Janata Party is seeking a 3rd word arsenic main minister. The absorption
Indian National Congress
is hoping to regain ground, with authorities Congress main Gaurav Gogoi starring the campaign.
The Congress has released 2 lists of candidates truthful acold for the assembly polls, announcing a full of 65 nominees.The party’s 2nd database named 23 candidates, including Abdul Khaleque, Rakibuddin Ahmed and Bipul Gogoi, portion 15 constituencies person been near for confederation partners nether a seat-sharing arrangement.And the party’s archetypal database included 42 candidates, featuring cardinal leaders specified arsenic authorities Congress main Gaurav Gogoi from Jorhat, Leader of Opposition Debabrata Saikia from Nazira, and sitting MLAs Nandita Das from Hajo-Sualkuchi and Diganta Barman from Barkhetri.
The All India United Democratic Front, led by Badruddin Ajmal, has besides released its archetypal database of 9 candidates and is expected to contention astir 25 of the 126 seats.Meanwhile, the ruling BJP has yet to denote its campaigner list. In the 2021 elections, the National Democratic Alliance comprising the BJP, Asom Gana Parishad and United People's Party Liberal won 75 seats, with the BJP emerging arsenic the largest spouse with 60 seats.
