Ranjeet Dass, who won from Sorbhog constituency in the 2016 assembly elections, changed his constituency this time andcontested from Patacharkuchi
GUWAHATI: The state BJP, which is going to form the next government with the help of its allies, will have to look for a suitable candidate for the party president’s post as Ranjeet Kumar Dass, who won from the Patacharkuchiconstituency this time, is likely to get ministerial berth this time.
Dass, who did not get a ministerial berth last time, was appointed as speaker of the assembly for a brief period. Later, he was replaced by Hitendra Nath Goswami and Dass was given the charge of BJP state president.
A three-cornered fight among party Presidents in Pathacharkuchi
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This seat which is witnessing a fight of party presidents will go to the polls on April 6. A campaign has been unleashed against Dass for being the outsider in the area.
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Assam BJP president Ranjit Kumar Dass is caught in a three-cornered fight in Pathacharkuchi assembly seat.
Dass has changed his seat from Sarbhog to contest from this seat. He up against Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) executive president Pabindra Deka and Congress candidate Santanu Sarma. Sarma was the president of Barpeta district Congress committee.
This seat which is witnessing a fight of party presidents will go to the polls on April 6. A campaign has been unleashed against Dass for being the outsider in the area.
Ranjeet Kumar Dass (BJP) pitted against Pabindra Deka (AJP) & three other candidates
STAFF REPORTER:
GUWAHATI: An interesting contest is going to take place in the third phase of Assembly polls slated on April 6. This will be witnessed in the Patacharkuchi LAC (Legislative Assembly Constituency) within the newly created Bajali district.
Of the 1,44,190 voters in the Patacharkuchi LAC, a total of 72,693 are males and 71,497 are females. This LAC has 208 polling stations. The other LAC in Bajali district is Bhabanipur.
Though the electorates of Patacharkuchi LAC will have to choose their representative from among five contenders, the main fight is likely to take place between BJP State president Ranjeet Kumar Dass and AJP (Assam JatiyaParishad) working president Pabindra Deka, feel political observers. The other three candidates are Santanu Sarma (Indian National Congress), Krishna Mani Das (Republican Party of India-Athawale), and Chakra Pani Medhi (Independent).
Earthquake Of Magnitude 3.3 Hits Kangpokpi, Manipur
The NE region has experienced many 13 earthquakes in the 2nd half of the year 2020, leading to concern as it falls under seismically-active Zone V
| 26 Jan 2021 10:36 AM GMT
Senapati: An earthquake of 3.3 magnitudes hit Kangpokpi area in Manipur at 12:35 PM today, according to the National Centre for Seismology.
As per the official Twitter handle of National Centre for Seismology, Earthquake of Magnitude:3.3, Occurred on 26-01-2021, 12:35:18 IST, Lat: 25.14 & Long: 93.87, Depth: 15 Km, Location: 36km N of Imphal, Manipur.
This comes nearly two weeks after a moderate-intensity earthquake measuring 3.1 on the Richter scale jolted Manipur on December 31.