Assam 2021 Polls: A Guide to the Most Critical Races
Results will be declared on May 2.
Politics30/Apr/2021
New Delhi: In the 2016 assembly elections, the BJP was in a pre-poll alliance with the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and the Bodo Peopleâs Front (BPF). Together, the three parties won 86 of the 126 assembly seats of the state. While the AGP contested 24 seats and won 14, the BPF contested 16 seats and won 12 of them.
The Congress which had ruled the state for three consecutive terms under the chief ministership of Tarun Gogoi, contested 122 seats in the 2016 assembly polls but could win only 26 of them. It lost 53 seats in that election and was forced to form the opposition. In May 2016, a BJP-led government was formed with Sarbananda Sonowal as its chief minister.
Assam exit poll: BJP likely to win 75-85, Congress 40-50, others 1-4, predicts India Today-Axis My India
The India Today-Axis My India exit polls have predicted that the BJP is likely to win around 75 to 85 seats out of the total 126 seats in Assam Assembly election.
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UPDATED: April 30, 2021 01:30 IST
The Assam Assembly election 2021 was held in three phases from March 27 to April 6. (Photo: India Today/Rahul Gupta)
As per the India Today-Axis My India exit poll for Assam Assembly election, Bharatiya Janata Party is expected to get 75-85 seats out of the total 126 seats being contested. On the other hand, Congress party is expected to get 40-50 seats and others may get 1-4 seats.
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2 Muslims in Congress 1st list of 40 for 2021 Assam Polls
Two Muslim candidates - Mohammad Nurul Huda (Rupohihat) and Rakibul Hussain (Samaguri) - are given Congress tickets
Sunday March 7, 2021 8:19 PM, IANS
Guwahati: Around half of the 40 candidates announced in the Congress first list for the Assam Assembly polls are fresh faces, while 15 per cent of them are women and 5 per cent Muslim nominees.
The main opposition party late on Saturday night released the first list of 40 candidates for the 47 Assembly constituencies that are going to the polls in Assam in the first phase on March 27.
According to the list, announced by Congress Central Election Committee in-charge and party General Secretary Mukul Wasnik, six women - Sibamoni Bora (Batadroba), Roselina Tirkey (Serupathar), Bismita Gogoi (Khumtai), Pallabi Gogoi (Teok), Angkita Dutta (Amguri) and Pranatee Phukan (Naharkatia) and two Muslim candidates - Mohammad Nurul Huda (Rupohihat) and Rakibul Hussain (Samaguri) - wer