Assam Assembly Polls: 309 candidates file nomination

Guwahati: A total of 309 candidates have filed their nomination papers for 40 constituencies going to the polls in the third and final phase in Assam on April 6. Friday was the last date to file nomination.

Prominent candidates to file their nomination for the third phase include BJP ministers Himanta Biswa Sarma (Jalukbari), Siddhartha Bhattacharya (Gauhati East), Chandra Mohan Patowary (Dharampur), party’s state President Ranjeet Kumar Dass (Patacharkuchi), AGP minister Phani Bhushan Choudhury (Bongaigaon).

Sitting Congress MLA Rekibuddin Ahmed and former AGP MLA Kamala Kalita (Chaygaon) also submitted their nomination papers, while Kokrajhar Lok Sabha MP Naba Kumar Sarania filed his nomination from Barama as an independent candidate.

The date of scrutiny for the third phase is march 20 and the withdrawal date is March 22. Election to the 126-member Assam Assembly will be held in three phases: March 27, April 1 and 6.