Poll peaceful, 77% voter turnout in the second phase of Assam Assembly Election
Barring a few EVM glitches and sporadic incidents, polling in the 39 LACs that went to poll in the second phase on Thursday is peaceful.
STAFF REPORTER GUWAHATI:
Assam Election 2nd Phase Voting: Barring a few EVM (Electronic Voting Machine) glitches and sporadic incidents, polling in the 39 LACs (Legislative Assembly Constituencies) that went to poll in the second phase on Thursday is peaceful. The voters turnout in this phase is around 77 per cent.
A number of ministers are also in fray in 2nd phase. Rebel candidates seem to be a genuine threat for a number of candidates in this phase. Around 73 lakh voters cast their votes to seal the fate of 345 candidates on Thursday.
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BJP in Assam now reaches out to those denied tickets
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The saffron party has replaced Dev with Ramakrishna Ghosh. The Hojai constituency is dominated by Bengali Hindus. After being denied a ticket, Dev has announced he will contest as an independent candidate and filed nomination while alleging that there is an attempt to finish him.
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BJP has also opened a channel of communication with Silchar MLA Dilip Paul as he has filed nomination after being denied party tickets.
In a move to arrest the division of votes, BJP in Assam reaches out to those denied tickets. Hojai MLA Siladitya Dev has decided not to contest after BJP leaders reached out to him. Dev was associated with frontal organisations of BJP’s ideological mentor Rastriya Sayamsevak Sangh (RSS)before making his electoral debut in 2016.
Days After Quitting, Assam MLA Who Wasn t Named For Polls, Returns To BJP Assam Assembly Election 2021: The BJP is now negotiating with upset sitting MLAs in several constituencies where the party has fielded new candidates to avoid votes getting divided.
Updated: March 13, 2021 4:50 pm IST
Assam Assembly Election 2021: Shiladitya Dev is among the BJP 12 MLAs denied tickets.
Guwahati:
Assam MLA Shiladitya Dev, who gave his resignation to the BJP earlier this week after he was denied a ticket to contest the assembly election, has returned to the party fold as the BJP said he will continue to remain in the party as an important member .
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GUWAHATI: Shiladitya Dev, who in the past five years placed himself as a champion of Bengali-speaking Hindu in the Brahmaputra valley, is BJP’s new golden boy in Assam. After being a denied ticket, leading to his resignation from the party, Assam minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, along with a national general secretary, heaped praises on Dev at his Hojai constituency home, saying that he will get his due position after the government is formed.
Dev, 52, has an RSS background, and won his first election in 2016 from the Hojai constituency, which is also AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal’s native place. Surprisingly, he was dropped from BJP’s list of candidates, triggering protests within RSS and resigned from the party.