267 Candidates to Contest in Phase I of Assam Polls 2021; 18 Withdraw Nominations, 10 Rejected
As many as 267 candidates are expected to contest in the first phase of the upcoming Assam Assembly Elections slated on March 27.
| 13 March 2021 2:25 PM GMT
GUWAHATI: As many as 267 candidates are expected to contest in the first phase of the upcoming Assam Assembly Election slated on March 27.
According to sources out of a total of 297 candidates who have filed their nomination papers for the ensuing elections, 18 candidates have withdrawn their candidature while the nominations of around 10 candidates have been rejected.
Among the key faces who will be contesting the polls in the first phase includes- Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal who will be contesting the Assembly elections for a second term from the Majuli seat. He had won from this seat in the 2016 Assembly elections.