NDA Sweeps Assam Bypolls, Retains 4, Wrests One From Congress – News18
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The BJP and its allies AGP) and the UPPL are all set to brush the bypolls in Assam
In Behali, the BJP retained the seat with Diganta Ghatowal polling 50,947 votes whereas Jayanta Bora secured 41,896 votes. (Consultant picture: PTI)
The BJP and its allies Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and the United Peoples’ Social gathering Liberal (UPPL) swept the by-elections in Assam, profitable all 5 meeting constituencies, retaining 4 and wresting one from the Congress.
The BJP wrested the high-profile Samaguri meeting seat, which witnessed widespread violence throughout campaigning, from the Congress which had held sway over the constituency for the final 5 phrases.
BJP’s Diplu Ranjan Sarmah defeated his opponent Tanzil Hussain of the Congress, son of former minister and the constituency’s five-time MLA Rakibul Hussain, by 24,501 votes.
Sarmah polled 81,321 votes whereas Hussain secured 56,820 votes, amongst 11 candidates within the fray.
The seat had fallen vacant after the election of the senior Hussain to the Lok Sabha from Dhubri by a document margin of over 10 lakh votes.
BJP’s Nihar Ranjan Das received from Dholai (SC) constituency by a margin of 9,098 votes over his nearest rival Dhrubajyoti Purkayastha of the Congress.
Das polled 69,945 votes, whereas the Congress candidate secured the second place with 60,847 votes, amongst eight candidates within the fray.
Bypoll to the constituency was necessitated following the election of former minister Parimal Suklabaidya to the Lok Sabha from the Silchar (SC) constituency.
AGP retained Bongaigaon as its candidate Diptimayee Choudhury defeated her nearest rival Brajenjit Singha of the Congress by a margin of 35,164 votes. The spouse of eight-time MLA Phanibhushan Choudhury polled 74,784 votes whereas Singha secured 39,570 votes, amongst eight contesting candidates.
UPPL’s Nirmal Kumar Brahma received the Sidli (ST) constituency by a margin of 37,016 in opposition to his nearest rival Shuddho Kumar Basumatary of BPF. The Sidli (ST) constituency was earlier held by UPPL’s Jayanta Basumatary, who was elected to the Lok Sabha earlier this 12 months. Brahma polled 95,243 votes whereas Basumatary secured 58,227 votes and Congress’s Sanjib Warie bagged 7,634 votes.
BJP retained Behali with its candidate Diganta Ghatowal polling 50,947 votes, whereas Jayanta Bora of the Congress secured 41,896 votes. There have been 4 candidates within the fray within the constituency, together with Lakhikanta Kurmi of the CPI(ML) Liberation and Ananta Gogoi of Aam Aadmi Social gathering (AAP), with each shedding their deposits. The seat was earlier held by Ranjit Dutta, who was elected to the Lok Sabha from Tezpur parliamentary seat.
The counting of votes for 5 meeting constituencies, the place the bypolls have been held on November 13, started at 8 am on Saturday amid tight safety to resolve the destiny of 34 candidates.
Bypolls have been held within the 5 meeting constituencies in Assam as these seats fell vacant following the election of the elected representatives to the Lok Sabha earlier this 12 months.
The BJP contested three of the 5 constituencies — Behali, Samaguri and Dholai (SC) — whereas its alliance accomplice AGP and UPPL had put up candidates in Bongaigaon and Sidli (ST) seats, respectively.
The Congress had contested all of the 5 constituencies.
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