Assam Assembly elections: BJP declares names of three candidates for the second phase

  • The 2021 Assam Assembly election is scheduled to be held from March 27 to April 6 in three phases.
  • The BJP has today announced the names of three candidates for the second phase, taking the total contestants to 74.
  • BJP MLA from Hojai Shiladitya Dev who is famous for making offensive remarks against Muslims has been denied a ticket and replaced by Ramakrishna Ghosh.
  • Former Asam Sahitya Sabha president Parmananda Rajbongshi who just joined the BJP has been fielded from the seat in Darrang district.
  • The BJP has nominated Milan Das from the Hailakandi constituency instead of Soumyajit Dutta Choudhury.
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