assam assembly elections

The Congress has released another list of seven candidates for the upcoming Assembly Elections in Assam. The party has fielded Bidisha Neog from the Jalukbari seat, Jayanta Borah will contest from the Biswanath Assembly seat, while Raul Roy will be the party candidate from the Hailakandi...

Guwahati, March 21 The Trinamool Congress has announced the first list of 17 candidates for the upcoming elections to the 126-member Assam assembly, with its state senior vice-president Dulu Ahmed among the key nominees.The National People's Party (NPP) has also fielded candidates in three...

New Delhi, March 20 – The Congress party released another list of candidates for the upcoming Assam Assembly elections on Friday, nominating candidates across key constituencies while reserving a set of seats for its ally, Raijor Dal.According to a statement issued by the Congress General...

Guwahati, March 20 A total of 116 candidates, including Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, have filed their nomination papers by Friday for elections to the 126 Assam assembly constituencies, officials said.A total of 109 candidates filed their nominations on Friday, while seven had done so...

Kokrajhar (Assam), March 20 The NDA constituent, Bodoland People's Front (BPF), has announced candidates for the 11 seats it will be contesting in the April 9 Assam Assembly elections, which include its sole minister in the current government, as well as the wife of the party chief.One of the...

Guwahati, March 20 – In a significant boost to opposition unity ahead of the upcoming Assam Assembly elections, the Indian National Congress and Raijor Dal finalized a seat-sharing arrangement on Friday, with the Congress agreeing to allocate 11 constituencies to the Akhil Gogoi-led regional...

Guwahati, March 20 After days of negotiations and uncertainty, the Congress and Raijor Dal finalized seat-sharing arrangements for the Assam assembly elections, and decided that the national party would leave 11 constituencies for the other one, and there would be friendly contests in two.In a...

Guwahati, March 19 The BJP's ally, the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), announced on Thursday a list of 26 candidates, including 13 from the Muslim community, for the upcoming state assembly elections.Minister Atul Bora will again contest from Bokakhat, while his cabinet colleague Keshab Mahanta has...

Guwahati, March 19 An "exchange" of candidates for the Assam Assembly elections took place between NDA constituents, the BJP and the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), with leaders switching parties to join the other in order to contest as nominees of the ruling coalition.Two leaders from the BJP and...

New Delhi, March 19 – The Congress party released another list of candidates for the upcoming Assam Assembly elections on Thursday, naming 22 nominees across key constituencies in the state.According to an official statement issued by the All India Congress Committee (AICC), the Central...

Guwahati, March 19 Pradyut Bordoloi joined the BJP after "making significant sacrifices" and not with the expectation of receiving any "benefits", Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Thursday, a day after the Congress MP was inducted into the ruling party.The two-term MP from...

New Delhi, March 19 The Congress on Thursday released its third list of 22 candidates for the April 9 Assam Assembly elections.The opposition party has so far announced a total of 87 candidates for the upcoming election in the northeastern state.The Congress released its first list of 42...

Guwahati, March 19 An "exchange" of potential candidates for the Assam Assembly elections has been taking place between the NDA constituents, the BJP and the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), with leaders switching parties to secure party nominations.Two leaders from the BJP and one from the AGP have...

Guwahati, March 19 Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said he will file his nomination papers for the assembly elections on Friday.He will file his nomination papers for the Jalukbari seat at the Kamrup District Election Office."Tomorrow, with the blessings of the people of Jalukbari...

Guwahati/New Delhi, March 19 – The BJP on Thursday released its first list of 88 candidates for the Assam Assembly elections, with Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma contesting from the Jalukbari seat.Sarma is aiming to retain the seat for a sixth consecutive term.Sitting BJP MP Hitendra...

Shillong, March 19 Officials from the Kamrup district of Assam and the West Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya conducted a joint inspection of the Langpih border area on Thursday to assess the preparedness for the upcoming Assam Assembly elections, an official said.Langpih, or Lumpi, is one of...

Guwahati, March 19 – In a significant political development ahead of the Assam Assembly elections, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Nihar Ranjan Das, on Thursday, resigned from the party's primary membership after being denied a party ticket from the Dholai Assembly constituency in the Barak...

Guwahati/New Delhi, March 19 The BJP on Thursday released its first list of 88 candidates for the Assam Assembly polls, fielding Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma from the Jalukbari seat.Sarma will contest from the Jalukbari constituency in a bid to retain it for the sixth consecutive term...

Ranchi, March 19 The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, which aims to establish itself as a national political force rather than a regional party, is planning to contest over 30 seats in the upcoming elections for the 126-member Assam assembly.The party intends to appeal to the approximately 70 lakh...

UPPL releases second list of candidatesThe United People's Party Liberal (UPPL) has announced its second list of candidates for the upcoming Assam Assembly elections.The list, released by party General Secretary Raju Kumar Narzary at a press conference in Kokrajhar, includes the following...