Lok Sabha Election 2024: Voting can be held in 3 phases for 14 Lok Sabha seats within the north-eastern state of Assam. Within the first part, voting can be held on 5 seats on April 19. In such a scenario, the Assam authorities has introduced public holidays concerning the voting dates. On this regard, on the orders of the Assam Governor, a notification was issued by the federal government on Monday (April 1, 2024).
Within the notification issued by the Assam authorities, it has been stated that there can be native public vacation within the respective constituencies throughout the three-phase Lok Sabha elections within the state. Within the notification issued after the Governor's order, 19, 26 April and seven Might have been declared public holidays in these areas the place voting has been scheduled on these dates.
The 5 seats in Assam for which voting can be held within the first part on April 19 embrace Dibrugarh, Jorhat, Kaziranga, Lakhimpur and Sonitpur Lok Sabha seats.
In the meantime, a complete of 5 candidates filed nomination for Jorhat Lok Sabha seat. It additionally contains Sanatan Bharat Social gathering's Arun Chandra Handik and two independents Raj Kumar Duara and Baba Kurmi.
Tasa will face former MLA and Congress candidate Roselina Tirkey from Kaziranga seat. On the similar time, 12 candidates have contested the Kaziranga seat. Most variety of candidates have filed nominations on this seat. On the final date of submitting nominations, 9 candidates alone filed their nominations.
Other than this, BJP MLA and former minister Ranjit Dutta filed nomination from Sonitpur Lok Sabha seat. Whereas submitting nomination, BJP state president Bhabesh Kalita and AGP Rajya Sabha MP Birendra Prasad Baishya had been additionally current with him.
Sarbananda Sonowal contests from Dibrugarh seat
Senior BJP chief and Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal is within the fray from Dibrugarh Lok Sabha seat. He has additionally been the Chief Minister of the state. He held the cost of CM of the state from Might 2016 to Might 2021. There’s a contest with India Alliance candidate Lurinjyoti Gogoi.
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