The Election Commission heard the matter on Saturday in the presence of returning officer for the constituency Sanjiv Sarma, but no decision has been announced so far.
Congress Demands Suspension of Polls in Tamulpur Constituency after BPF candidate joins BJP
Tamulpur Assembly constituency will go to polls on April 6 in the three-phased Assam Assembly elections, 2021.
| 4 April 2021 9:12 AM GMT
GUWAHATI: In a recent political development, the Congress party has demanded the suspension of polls in the Tamulpur constituency, after its ally Bodoland People s Front (BPF) candidate from the seat- Rangja Khungur Basumatary joined the BJP in the middle of the ongoing polls.
As per reports, Rangja Khungur Basumatary alias Ram Das Basumatary met Assam Cabinet minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, on Wednesday evening following which he tweeted that Basumatary express(ed) his desire to join BJP and retire from the election .
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