A total of over 94 lakh people of Assam are likely to cast their votes in the third and final phase of polling in the State, which is scheduled on Thursday.Six of the total 14 lok Sabha constituencies of the State will go to polls that day.
The first phase of polls in Assam was held in five constituencies — Tezpur, Jorhat, Kaliabor, Dibrugarh and lakhimpur — and it recorded 78.72 per cent of polling. The second phase of election that covered three constituencies — Silchar, Karimganj and Diphu — (Autonomous Council) constituencies on April 12 also recorded over 75 per cent of polling.
A total of 74 candidates are in the fray for the six lok Sabha constituencies — Dhubri, Kokrajhar, Barpeta, Gauhati, Mangaldai and in Nagaon — that are going to polls on the last phase of Assam elections.
While there are 15 candidates in the fray for the Dhubri lok Sabha constituency, six candidates are in the fray for Kokrajhar. In Barpeta lok Sabha constituency, there are 15 candidates in the fray this time, while18 candidates are in fray for the Guwahati constituency, 12 candidates in Mangaldai constituency and eight candidates in Nowgong lok Sabha constituency.
While in Dhubri, there is likely to be a straight fight between sitting MP and All India United Democratic Front chief Badaruddin Ajmal and Congress candidate Wazed Ali Choudhury; Kokrajhar will see a multi-corner fight between Chandan Brahma (BPF), Naba Kumar Sarania (Independent), Urkhao Gwra Brahma (Independent) and former Meghalaya Governor RS Mooshahary (Trinamool Congress).
Barpeta lok Sabha constituency is likely to see a fight between AIUDF candidate Siraj Uddin Ajmal and sitting Congress MP Ismail Hussain, BJP’s Chandra Mohan Patowary and AGP’s Phani Bhushan Choudhury.In Guwahati, it will be a fight between sitting BJP MP Bijoya Chakraborty and Congress candidate Manas Bora. AGP’s Birendra Prasad Baishya is also likely to give a tough fight in the constituency.
In Nowgong, which is a strong bastion of the BJP, the main contest will be between, sitting BJP MP Rajen Gohain, Jonjonali Baruah of the Congress and AIUDF’s Aditya langthasa. In Mangaldai, the fight is likely to be between BJP’s sitting MP Ramen Deka and Congress’ old war horse Kirip Chaliha.