In Samaguri, the BJP had taken an aboriginal pb but Congress campaigner Tanzil Hussain subsequently went ahead. (File)
The BJP and its allies Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and the United Peoples’ Party Liberal (UPPL) are each acceptable to expanse the bypolls successful Assam, winning 3 of the 5 assembly constituencies for which results person been announced truthful far.
In Bongaigaon, the AGP retained the spot arsenic its campaigner Diptimayee Choudhury defeated her nearest Congress rival Brahenjit Singha by a borderline of 35,164 votes.
The woman of eight-time MLA Phanibhushan Choudhury was the lone pistillate campaigner successful the fray, she polled 74,784 votes portion Singha secured 39,570, among 8 contesting candidates.
In the Sidli (ST) constituency, UPPL’s Nirmal Kumar Brahma won by a borderline of 37,016 against 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 year.
Brahma polled 95,243 votes portion Basumatary secured 58,227 votes and Congress’ Sanjib Warie bagged 7,634 votes.
In Behali, the BJP retained the spot with Diganta Ghatowal polling 50,947 votes portion Jayanta Bora secured 41,896 votes.
There were 4 candidates successful the fray successful the constituency, including Lakhikanta Kurmi of the CPI(ML) Liberation and Ananta Gogoi of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) with some losing their deposits.
The spot was earlier held by Ranjit Dutta who was elected to the Lok Sabha from Tezpur Parliamentary seat.
In Dholai (SC), BJP’s Nihar Ranjan Das was up of his Congress hostile Dhrubajyoti Purkayastha by 9,017 votes astatine the extremity of the 15th round.
In Samaguri, the BJP had taken an aboriginal pb but Congress campaigner Tanzil Hussain subsequently went ahead. According to the latest trends, the saffron party’s Diplu Ranjan Sarma had established a comfy pb of 22,833 votes implicit his rival astatine the extremity of the 15th round.
Counting of votes for 5 assembly constituencies wherever the bypolls were held connected November 13 began amid choky information from 8 americium to determine the destiny of 34 candidates.
Bypolls successful Assam were held successful the 5 assembly constituencies arsenic these fell vacant pursuing the predetermination of the erstwhile representatives to the Lok Sabha earlier this year.
The BJP contested successful 3 of the 5 constituencies – Behali, Samaguri and Dholai (SC) – portion its confederation spouse AGP and UPPL had enactment up candidates for Bongaigaon and Sidli (ST) seats.
The Congress contested successful each the 5 constituencies.
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