A CORRESPONDENT
DHUBRI: Though there are seven candidates in the fray in the historic Gauripur Assembly constituency, one of the five LACs of Dhubri district, a triangular fight among two former legislators and a sitting legislator appears on the cards.
Two-time MLA from Gauripur Md Mohibul Haque, after being denied ticket by the Congress, is contesting as an independent candidate from Gauripur. Haque first became a legislator on Congress ticket in 1991. However, in 2006 he was denied party ticket and he contested as an independent candidate and won. Soon after winning, he joined the Congress as an associate member.
This time too, Haque was denied ticket due to the grand alliance between the Congress, All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) and four other parties. The ticket for this LAC was given to AIUDF s sitting legislator Nizanur Rahman.