Congress releases fifth list of seven candidates for Assam polls

Guwahati: Congress on Sunday announced its fifth list of seven candidates for the Assam Assembly elections.

Together with this the party has declared candidates for 101 of the 126 seats in the state Assembly.

"The Central Election Committee (CEC) of Congress has selected the Congress candidates for the ensuing elections to the Assam Legislative Assembly," an official statement from AICC general secretary, Organisation, K C Venugopal said.


Among the candidates declared in the final list are Joseph Hasda from the Gossaigaon seat, Birkhang Boro from Dotma-ST, Rajat Kanti Saha from the Bijni and Anchula Gwara Daimary from the Bhergaon seat.

The party also declared Narayan Adhikari as its candidate from the Mazbat, Nirmal Langthasa from Haflong-ST and Amar Chand Jain from the Katigorah assembly constituency.

The Congress was voted out of power in 2016, while the BJP-led government will be eyeing a third straight term.

The elections to the 126-member Assam assembly will be held on April 9. Votes will be counted on May 4.