AGP, BJP release candidate list for Assam polls

PTI GUWAHATI, MARCH 10 Asom Gana Parishad, BJP’s Assam Assembly election ally, today announced the first list of its 25 candidates for the hustings including the names of former chief minister Prafulla Kumar Mahanta, former ministers and its president Atul Bora. The regional party will also be announcing shortly the names of other candidates in those constituencies where it will have friendly contests with the BJP, AGP president Atul Bora told reporters here. Among the 25 contestants are former two-time chief minister Prafulla Kumar Mahanta (Barhampur), ex-ministers Brindaban Goswami (Tezpur), Renupama Rajkhowa (Teok), Pradeep Hazarika (Amguri), Pabindra Deka (Patacharkuchi), Dr Kamala Kanta Kalita (Chaygaon), Ramendra Narayan Kalita (Guwahati West), Bora said. The others in the list include sitting MLAs Binod Gowala (Sarupathar), Utpal Dutta (Lakhimpur), Prabin Hazarika (Bwiswanath), Phani Bhusan Choudhury (Bongaigaon), Bhupen Rai (Abhayapuri-North), Mukundaram Choudhury (Kalaigaon), Kesab Mahanta (Kaliabor). Besides party president Atul Bora (Bokakhat), the others are Bhabendra Nath Bharali (Dergaon-SC), Naren Sonowal (Naharkatia), Dr Ali Azam Sheikh (Bilasipara-East), Rabin Banikya (Abhayapuri-South), Gunindra Nath Das (Barpeta), Jyotiprasad Das (Boko-SC), Satyabrata Kalita (Kamalpur), Habibur Rahman (Dalgaon), Ranjit Deka (Lahorighat) and Ziauddin Ahmed (Jamunamukh). The contestants have been selected in the interest of the party and considering their winning possibility of seats as per reports given by survey done by the party, the AGP leader said. Meanwhile, the BJP late last night announced the names of 88 candidates for the Assam Assembly polls, including those of its Chief Ministerial candidate Sarbananda Sonowal, former Congress leader Himanta Biswa Sarma and Lok Sabha MP Kamakhya Prasad Tasha. The party’s Central Election Committee (CEC) cleared the names for all but two of the 90 seats it will contest in the polls for the 126-member State Assembly. The candidates’ list includes – (1) Ratabari (SC): Kripanath Mallah; (2) Patherkandi: Krishnendu Paul; (3) Karimganj North: Mission Ranjan Das; (4) Karimganj South: Shipra Goon; (5)Badarpur: Dipak Dev; (6)Hailakandi: Saikat Dutta Choudhary; (7)Katlicherra: Rajkumar Das; (8) Algapur: Kaushik Rai; (9) Silchar: Dilip Paul; (10) Sonai: Aminul Haque Laskar; (11) Dholai (SC): Parimal Suklabaidya; (12) Udharbond: Mihir Kanti Shome; (13) Lakhipur: Thoiba Singh; (14) Borkhola: Kishore Nath; (15) Katigorah: Amarchand Jain; (16) Haflong (ST): Bir Bhadra Hagjer; (17) Bokajan (ST): Dr Numal Momin; (18) Howraghat (ST): Joyram Engleng; (19) Diphu (ST): Sum Ronghang; (20) Baithalangshu (ST): Arun Terang; (21) Mankachar: Abul Salem Shah; (22) South Salmara: Jesmina Parbin; (23) Dhubri: Dr Debomoy Sanyal; (24) Golakganj: Aswini Roy Sarkar; (25) Bilasipara East: Ashok Singi; (26) Dudhnai (ST): Tankeswar Rabha; (27) Goalpara East: Gauranga Prasad Das; (28) Goalpara West: Zebin Barbhuyan; (29) Jaleswar: Abdul Rahim Jibran; (30) Sarbhog: Ranjit Das; (31) Bhabanipur: Manoj Barua; (32) Jania: Benazir Arfan; (33) Baghbor: Abdul Barek; (34) Chenga: Gunojit Adhikari; (35) Palasbari: Pranab Kalita; (36) Jalukbari: Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma; (37) Dispur: Atul Bora; (38) East Guwahati: Siddhartha Bhattacharya; (39) Hajo: Suman Haripriya; (40) Rangiya: Bhabesh Kalita; (41) Barkhetri: Narayan Deka; (42) Dharmapur: Chandra Mohan Patowari; (43) Sipajhar: Binanda Saikia; (44) Mangaldai (SC): Gurujyoti Das; (45) Dhekiajuli: Ashok Singhal; (46) Borsola: Ganesh Limbu; (47) Rangapara: Pallab Lochan Das; (48) Sootea: Padma Hazarika; (49) Biswanath Chariali: Promod Borthakur; (50) Behali: Ranjit Dutta; (51) Gohpur: Utpal Bora; (52) Jagiroad (SC): Piyush Hazarika; (53) Morigaon: Rama Kanta Deori; (54) Roha (SC): Dimbesher Das; (55) Dhing: Dr Mukul Debnath; (56) Batadraba: Angoorlata Deka; (57) Rupohihat: Zakaria Haque Choudhury; (58) Nagaon: Rupak Sarma; (59) Samaguri: Jitu Goswami; (60) Hojai: Shiladitya Deb; (61) Lumding: Sibu Mishra; (62) Golaghat: Bitupan Saikia; (63) Khumtai: Mrinal Saikia; (64) Jorhat: Hitendra Nath Goswami; (65) Majuli (ST): Sarbananda Sonowal; (66) Titabor: Kamakhya Tasha; (67) Mariani: Dulen Naik; (68) Nazira: Prahlad Gowala; (69) Mahmora: Jugen Mohan; (70) Sonari: Tapan Gogoi; (71) Thowra: Kushal Duwari; (72) Sibsagar: Surobhi Rajkuwari; (73) Bihpuria: Debananda Hazarika; (74) Naobaisha: Rao Gajendra Singh; (75) Dhakuakhana (ST): Naba Doley; (76) Dhemaji (ST): Pradhan Barua; (77) Jonai (ST): Aswini Pait; (78) Moran: Chakra Gogoi; (79) Dibrugarh: Prasanta Phukan; (80) Lahowal: Rituparna Barua; (81) Duliajan: Teros Gowala; (82) Tingkhang: Bimal Bora; (83) Chabua: Binod Hazarika; (84) Tinsukia: Sanjay Kisan; (85) Digboi: Suren Phukan; (86) Margherita: Bhaskar Sarma; (87) Doomdooma: Dilip Moran; (88) Sadiya: Bolin Chetia.