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Following the delimitation, the Karimganj Lok Sabha seat, being unreserved for the first time after the independence, turned out to be a tough constituency for the BJP as Muslim voters outnumbered the.
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SILCHAR: The five Assembly seats of Karimganj district – Ratabari, Patharkandi, Badarpur, Kaimganj (North) and Karimganj (South) – are set to witness tough and straight fight between the BJP-led alliance and the Congress-AIUDF combine.
Other parties like the CPI(M), CPI, CPI(ML), the SUCI and independents are almost inconsequential. The focus of interest is Karimganj (North), considered prestigious for the BJP-led brigade and the Congress-led alliance as well. This is mainly an urban population-based constituency where the voters have shown their preference for the Left, AGP and the Congress till the entry of the BJP and the AIUDF in the scene.