Akhil Gogoi first to win Assam state election from jail
Without hitting the poll campaign, 46-year-old Gogoi clinched the Sibsagar constituency, defeating his nearest BJP opponent Surabhi Rajkonwari
Monday May 3, 2021 11:10 PM, Sujit Chakraborty, IANS
Guwahati: Jailed anti-CAA activist and prominent peasant leader Akhil Gogoi has become the first lawmaker in Assam to win an election from jail after his octogenarian mother and prominent rights leaders of the country campaigned for him.
Without hitting the poll campaign, 46-year-old Gogoi clinched the Sibsagar constituency, defeating his nearest BJP opponent Surabhi Rajkonwari by a decisive margin of 11,875 votes.
Gogoi secured 57,219 votes (46.06 per cent) while Rajkonwari bagged 45,344 votes (36.5 per cent) and Congress nominee Subhramitra Gogoi managed 19,329 votes (15.56 per cent).
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Addressing her second rally during the day ahead of the state assembly elections, the Union textiles minister alleged that the Congress looted public money and did not undertake developmental works in Assam during its regime in the state. Congress had ruled Assam for years and showed dreams of development. However, development works started only when Narendra Modi became prime minister in 2014, she said.