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Assam has a total electorate of 2,45,72,144 with 1,23,39,241 women voters and 1,23,25,293 male voters. This declining trend in women candidates has been continuing since the 2014 polls when there were 16 female aspirants. The ruling BJP has fielded one woman candidate, Bijuli Kalita Medhi, for the prestigious Guwahati seat, while the opposition Congress has nominated Mira Borthakur Goswami in Guwahati and Roselina Tirkey in Kaziranga.
Congress candidate Mira Borthakur Goswami accuses BJP of neglecting common man's issues at Beltola market in Guwahati. Vendors forced to return without selling due to CM Himanta Biswa Sarma's election meeting. Calls for compensation for traders' losses.
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Assam Pradesh Mahila Congress Chief and Congress candidate for Guwahati Mira Borthakur Goswami on Sunday launched the "Ghar Ghar Guarantee Abhiyan" to distribute Congress Guarantee Cards to every home. India News | Assam: Congress Launches 'Ghar Ghar Guarantee Abhiyan' in Guwahati.
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