A total of 47 candidates are in the fray for four Lok Sabha seats in the third and final phase on May 7 in Guwahati, Assam. This information was given in an official statement on Monday.
It said five candidates – three in Kokrajhar and two in Dhubri – withdrew their nominations on the last day.
Of the 47 candidates, the highest number of 14 will contest from Barpet seat, followed by 13 in Dhubri, 12 in Kokrajhar and eight in Guwahati.
A total of 52 valid nominations were filed for four seats in the third phase, out of which five withdrew their nominations.
In the Guwahati constituency, BJP's Bijuli Kalita Medhi is expected to face a direct fight with Congress's Meera Borthakur Goswami, while the saffron part wants to retain the seat.The minority-dominated Dhubri seat is likely to see a triangular contest between AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal, Congress MLA Rakibul Hussain, and NDA candidate Zev Islam of Assam Gana Parishad (AGP), who is trying to return to the Lower House for the fourth consecutive term.
In Barpeta too, the contest is expected to be triangular between CPI(M)'s Manoranjan Talukdar, AGP's Phani Bhushan Choudhary and Congress's Deep Bayan.
Barpeta seat is currently held by Abdul Khaliq of Congress but this time he was not given the party ticket.
Kokrajhar is also likely to see a contest between three major contenders - NDA's United People's Party Liberal (UPPL) candidate Jayant Basumatary, Congress's Garje Musahari and Bodoland People's Front (BPF)'s Kampa Borgoyri.
The nomination of sitting Kokrajhar MP Naba Kumar Saraniya was rejected after his Scheduled Tribe (ST) status was cancelled.He had been representing the seat reserved for ST as an independent since 2014.
The first phase of voting for five of the 14 Lok Sabha seats in the state was held on April 19, while voting for the other five seats is to be held on April 26.
In the outgoing Lok Sabha, BJP had nine, Congress three, AIUDF and independents one seat each from the state.
It said five candidates – three in Kokrajhar and two in Dhubri – withdrew their nominations on the last day.
Of the 47 candidates, the highest number of 14 will contest from Barpet seat, followed by 13 in Dhubri, 12 in Kokrajhar and eight in Guwahati.
A total of 52 valid nominations were filed for four seats in the third phase, out of which five withdrew their nominations.
In the Guwahati constituency, BJP's Bijuli Kalita Medhi is expected to face a direct fight with Congress's Meera Borthakur Goswami, while the saffron part wants to retain the seat.The minority-dominated Dhubri seat is likely to see a triangular contest between AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal, Congress MLA Rakibul Hussain, and NDA candidate Zev Islam of Assam Gana Parishad (AGP), who is trying to return to the Lower House for the fourth consecutive term.
In Barpeta too, the contest is expected to be triangular between CPI(M)'s Manoranjan Talukdar, AGP's Phani Bhushan Choudhary and Congress's Deep Bayan.
Barpeta seat is currently held by Abdul Khaliq of Congress but this time he was not given the party ticket.
Kokrajhar is also likely to see a contest between three major contenders - NDA's United People's Party Liberal (UPPL) candidate Jayant Basumatary, Congress's Garje Musahari and Bodoland People's Front (BPF)'s Kampa Borgoyri.
The nomination of sitting Kokrajhar MP Naba Kumar Saraniya was rejected after his Scheduled Tribe (ST) status was cancelled.He had been representing the seat reserved for ST as an independent since 2014.
The first phase of voting for five of the 14 Lok Sabha seats in the state was held on April 19, while voting for the other five seats is to be held on April 26.
In the outgoing Lok Sabha, BJP had nine, Congress three, AIUDF and independents one seat each from the state.
