Guwahati: The intense campaigning for five parliamentary seats in Assam for the second phase of voting on April 26 ended on Wednesday.
A total of 61 candidates are in the fray.
Voting will be held for two constituencies in the Barak Valley - Silchar (SC and Karimganj), one in the hill district - Diphu (ST) and two in the Brahmaputra Valley - Nagaon and Darrang-Udalguri.
Among national leaders, Union Home Minister Amit Shah campaigned for BJP candidate Assam Minister Parimal Suklabaidya during the second phase by holding a roadshow in Silchar (SC), while Trinamool Congress leader and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee also campaigned in the second phase. Promoted. Stage for the party's Silchar (SC) candidate Radheshyam Biswas.
The BJP's election campaign was led by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarm, who held at least four rallies daily in all the constituencies, while Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, who contested from Dibrugarh constituency in the first phase, campaigned for BJP candidates in Silcha. Campaigned for.(SC) and Karimganj in Barak Valley.
On the other hand, opposition parties mostly depended on state leaders in their campaigns.
Deputy Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Gaurav Gogoi, Raijor Dal President Akhil Gogoi and Assam Jatiya Parishad President Lurinjyoti Gogoi campaigned for Congress candidates in Barak Valley.
The BJP's campaign focused on highlighting various development schemes of both the central and state governments and the achievements made by the saffron party during its ten-year and eight-year rule at the Center and the state respectively.
Opposition parties focused on issues including citizenship issues, issues of contact with dubious voters, poor infrastructure development, unemployment, value addition benefits of schemes not reaching them and lack of industrial development, among other issues.Karimganj constituency has the highest number of 24 candidates, of which 1 is an independent, and Diphu (ST) has only five candidates in the fray.
In Karimganj, there is a triangular contest between sitting BJP MP Kripanath Malla, Congress MP Rashid Choudhary and AIUDF's Sahibul Alam Choudhary.
Eight candidates are in the fray in Silchar and the contest is likely to be triangular between Assam minister Parimal Suklabaidya of BJP, Suryakant Saraka of Congress and Radheshyam Biswa of Trinamool Congress.
Five candidates are in the fray in Diphu (ST) and the contest is likely to be between Amarsingh Tiso of BJP and Joyram Angleng of Congress.
A total of 13 candidates are in the fray in Nagaon and the contest is triangular between sitting Congress MP Prodyut Bordoloi, BJP's Suresh Bora and AIUDF's Aminul Islam.There are 11 candidates contesting in Darrang-Udalguri, with a direct contest likely to take place between sitting BJP MP Dilip Saikia and Congress candidate Madha Rajbongshi.
In the first phase of Lok Sabha elections held on April 19, 78.25 per cent voters exercised their franchise to decide the fate of 35 candidates for Kaziranga, Jorhat, Dibrugarh, Sonitpur and Lakhimpur constituencies.
In the outgoing Lok Sabha, the BJP had nine seats, the Congress had three, while the AIUD and an independent had one seat each from the state.
A total of 61 candidates are in the fray.
Voting will be held for two constituencies in the Barak Valley - Silchar (SC and Karimganj), one in the hill district - Diphu (ST) and two in the Brahmaputra Valley - Nagaon and Darrang-Udalguri.
Among national leaders, Union Home Minister Amit Shah campaigned for BJP candidate Assam Minister Parimal Suklabaidya during the second phase by holding a roadshow in Silchar (SC), while Trinamool Congress leader and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee also campaigned in the second phase. Promoted. Stage for the party's Silchar (SC) candidate Radheshyam Biswas.
The BJP's election campaign was led by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarm, who held at least four rallies daily in all the constituencies, while Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, who contested from Dibrugarh constituency in the first phase, campaigned for BJP candidates in Silcha. Campaigned for.(SC) and Karimganj in Barak Valley.
On the other hand, opposition parties mostly depended on state leaders in their campaigns.
Deputy Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Gaurav Gogoi, Raijor Dal President Akhil Gogoi and Assam Jatiya Parishad President Lurinjyoti Gogoi campaigned for Congress candidates in Barak Valley.
The BJP's campaign focused on highlighting various development schemes of both the central and state governments and the achievements made by the saffron party during its ten-year and eight-year rule at the Center and the state respectively.
Opposition parties focused on issues including citizenship issues, issues of contact with dubious voters, poor infrastructure development, unemployment, value addition benefits of schemes not reaching them and lack of industrial development, among other issues.Karimganj constituency has the highest number of 24 candidates, of which 1 is an independent, and Diphu (ST) has only five candidates in the fray.
In Karimganj, there is a triangular contest between sitting BJP MP Kripanath Malla, Congress MP Rashid Choudhary and AIUDF's Sahibul Alam Choudhary.
Eight candidates are in the fray in Silchar and the contest is likely to be triangular between Assam minister Parimal Suklabaidya of BJP, Suryakant Saraka of Congress and Radheshyam Biswa of Trinamool Congress.
Five candidates are in the fray in Diphu (ST) and the contest is likely to be between Amarsingh Tiso of BJP and Joyram Angleng of Congress.
A total of 13 candidates are in the fray in Nagaon and the contest is triangular between sitting Congress MP Prodyut Bordoloi, BJP's Suresh Bora and AIUDF's Aminul Islam.There are 11 candidates contesting in Darrang-Udalguri, with a direct contest likely to take place between sitting BJP MP Dilip Saikia and Congress candidate Madha Rajbongshi.
In the first phase of Lok Sabha elections held on April 19, 78.25 per cent voters exercised their franchise to decide the fate of 35 candidates for Kaziranga, Jorhat, Dibrugarh, Sonitpur and Lakhimpur constituencies.
In the outgoing Lok Sabha, the BJP had nine seats, the Congress had three, while the AIUD and an independent had one seat each from the state.
