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Majuli By-Elections Result: BJP’s Bhuban Gam defeats Chittaranjan Basumatary

First Published: 10th March, 2022 16:25 IST

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Bhuban Gam emerged victorious from the Majuli constituency, by-polls for which was held on March 7. Gam defeated Assam Jatiya Parishad nominee Chittaranjan Basumatary

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Bhuban Gam emerged victorious from the Majuli constituency, by-polls for which was held on March 7.

Gam defeated Assam Jatiya Parishad nominee Chittaranjan Basumatary by record margin votes and signed for the landslide victory. 

It was a three-way battle between Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) nominee Chittaranjan Basumatary, SUCI(C) candidate Bhaity Richong, and BJP candidate Bhuban Gam in contention.

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Bhuban Gam won the constituency with a margin of 41,530 votes after securing 66, 094 votes.

Counting of votes for 99 Majuli (ST) constituency began at 8 AM today.

By-election in Majuli was necessitated after former Chief Minister Sarbanada Sonowal, who represented the constituency, assumed the office of Union Minister of Shipping and Waterways last year.

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