New Delhi, March 19 (IANS). Congress on Thursday released another list of candidates for the upcoming Assam Assembly elections, which includes the names of 22 candidates from important assembly constituencies in the state.
According to an official statement issued by the All India Congress Committee (AICC), the Central Election Committee has cleared candidates for seats spread across Lower Assam, Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR), Upper Assam and Barak Valley.
Prominent names in the latest list include Manik Chandra Brahma from Kokrajhar (ST), Sapali Marak from Baokhungri, Mohammad Ashraful Islam Shaikh from Parbatjhora and Baby Begum from Dhubri. The party has also fielded Aftab Uddin Mollah from Jaleshwar and Pradeep Sarkar from Abhaypuri.
In the BTR region, the Congress has nominated Matilal Narzari from Sidli (ST), Jagdish Madahi from Baksa (ST), Rafi Daimri from Tamulpur (ST) and Soren Daimri from Udalguri (ST), indicating its intention to put up a strong contest in the tribal-dominated constituencies.
From Upper Assam, the candidates include Asif Mohammad Nazar (Lahrighat), Durlav Chamua (Nagaon-Batadraba), Sunil Chhetri (Nadua), Joyanto Khaund (Rongonady), Ghana Buragohain (Lakhimpur), and Anand Narah (Dhakuakhana-ST). Sibanath Chetia has been made the candidate from Makum, while Roselina Tirkey will contest from Khumtai.
In the hill and Barak Valley belts, Sanjib Teron has been fielded from Howrahghat (ST), while Zubair Anam Majumdar will contest from Algapur-Katlicherra.
This is part of the party’s ongoing candidate announcement process, in which two lists have been released covering multiple constituencies with a mix of existing leaders, new faces and community representatives.
The Congress is trying to strike a balance between experienced leadership and new leadership, while also focusing on social and regional representation.
The Assam assembly elections are expected to be a multi-cornered contest, with the Congress aiming to regain lost ground against the ruling BJP-led alliance.
–IANS
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