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Assam Assembly elections: PM Modi, Shah, Nadda among 40 star campaigners of BJP
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and BJP chief Jagat Prakash Nadda are among 40 star campaigners of the BJP for Assam Assembly elections. Union Ministers Smriti Irani and Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi and Bihar minister Syed Shahnawaz Hussain will also campaign for the party. Other campaigners include BJP […]
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Assam , Politics , Top News
Assam Assembly elections: High profile candidates submit nomination for first phase
The countdown for the first phase of assembly polls in Assam has begun with party candidates filing their nominations. Several senior leaders of various political parties submitted their nomination papers on Monday. The nomination filing process was a grand affair for most of the candidates with parties exhibiting a massive show of strength on the […]
4 years ago
Assam , Politics , Top News
Assam assembly elections: NPP releases first list of 5 candidates
The National People’s Party (NPP) has released its list of candidates for the upcoming Assam Assembly elections. The Central Election Committee of the regional party has selected 5 candidates for the forthcoming elections. Here's the list: Chabua – Bhaben Baruah Badarpur – Abhu Sahid Md. Zakir Hussain Jorhat – Arbin Kumar Baruah Baithalangso – Velcome […]
4 years ago
Assam , Politics , Top News
Congress releases first list of candidates for Assam assembly elections
The Congress party on Saturday released the first list of candidates for the Assam assembly elections. State Congress president Ripun Bora will contest from Gohpur constituency in the first phase of elections. The party has not yet announced its candidate for the Titabor constituency which was earlier held by former Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi. […]
4 years ago
Assam , Top News
Akhil Gogoi to contest Assam elections from Sivasagar
Jailed activist Akhil Gogoi will contest the upcoming elections in Assam from Sivasagar as a candidate of his newly-floated Raijor Dal. Announcing the list of 18 candidates that the party fielded in the first two phases, Raijor Dal working president Bhasco De Saikia said that Gogoi, who is in judicial custody after arrest during the […]
4 years ago
Assam , Politics , Top News
Assam Assembly elections: BJP announces candidates for first, second phase | Check list
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday announced the first list of candidates for the upcoming assembly polls in Assam. Out of the 126 assembly seats, the names of candidates of 70 seats have been declared. Among the big names, Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal will contest from the Majuli constituency, while Himanta Biswa Sarma will […]
4 years ago
Meghalaya , Politics , Top News
GHADC polls in Meghalaya rescheduled due to Assam elections
In view of the ensuing Assam assembly elections, the Meghalaya Cabinet has decided to postpone the elections to the 30-member Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) in the State. The decision was taken yesterday at a cabinet meeting that was chaired by Meghalaya chief minister Conrad Sangma. The polling date has been postponed from April 9 to […]
4 years ago
Assam , Politics , Top News
Assam BJP’s core group to meet today over state Assembly elections
A meeting of Assam BJP’s core group over the state Assembly elections will be held in Delhi on Wednesday. Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and other BJP leaders will meet the party’s national president JP Nadda ahead of the Central Election Committee (CEC) meeting. A meeting of the CEC will be […]
4 years ago
Assam , National , Politics , Top News
Assembly Elections 2021: 18.68 crore electors to choose 824 MLAs in 4 states, Puducherry
A total of 824 assembly constituencies shall be going for polls in four states–Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Assam – and the Union Territory of Puducherry, said Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sunil Arora on Friday. The polling in these states will start from March 27 and end on April 29. The counting of votes for […]
4 years ago
Manipur , Politics , Top News
Assam Assembly elections: RPI Chief Ramdas Athawale extends support to BJP
Republican Party of India (RPI) President and Union Minister Ramdas Athawale has extended his open support to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the upcoming Assam Assembly elections. The Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, who arrived in Manipur capital Imphal earlier today for a two-day visit to the state, said that […]
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