Assam Polls

Assam polls: Why did BJP spend crores on newspaper ad if confident of winning all Upper Assam seats, asks Congress

Congress also filed a police complaint against Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, BJP chief JP Nadda, and eight newspapers for 'camouflaging an ad as news' predicting BJP's victory in all Upper Assam seats

Assam Assembly election 2021, Jorhat profile: BJP's Hitendra Nath Goswami defeated Congress' Rana Goswami in 2016

The voter turnout in the Jorhat constituency in the 2016 election was 79.86 percent, while in the 2011 election, the polling percentage was 68.17 percent

Assam Assembly election 2021, Atul Bora profile: Former AASU chief is credited with breathing new life into AGP

As a student, Bora participated in the Assam movement. Before becoming the AASU chief, he served as the organisation's organising and general secretary

Assam Assembly Election 2021: Voting for 47 seats on 27 March; full list of constituencies in first phase of polls

A total of 264 candidates, including 78 independents and 23 women candidates, are in the fray in the first phase of the Assam Assembly election

Assam Assembly election 2021, Naharkatia profile: Assam Jatiya Parishad chief Lurinjyoti Gogoi to contest from seat

The sitting MLA, AGP's Naren Sonowal, won the seat in the 2016 polls by garnering 46,051 votes or 46.75 percent of the vote share

Assam Assembly election 2021, Duliajan profile: Chief of newly-formed Assam Jatiya Parishad party to fight BJP

The Assam Jatiya Parishad has forged an alliance with the Raijor Dal party of jailed anti-citizenship law activist Akhil Gogoi

Assam Assembly election 2021, Chabua profile: CAA likely to play significant factor in town rocked by 2019 violence

The BJP will not be contesting from the Chabua seat in the upcoming Assembly election, but has given it to its ally, AGP, in their seat-sharing arrangement

Assam Assembly election 2021, Lahowal profile: BJP drops sitting MLA Rituparna Baruah from candidate list

BJP MLA from Chabua, Binod Hazarika, will be fielded from Lahowal instead. The three-phased elections for the 126-member Assam Assembly will be held on 27 March, 1 April and 6 April

Assam Assembly election 2021, Dibrugarh profile: BJP MLA Prasanta Phukan seeks third straight term

The voter turnout in the 2016 Assembly election was 81.18 percent. Meanwhile, in the 2011 election, the voter turnout was 67.53 percent

Assam Assembly election 2021, Tingkhong profile: BJP's Bimal Borah takes on Congress' Atuwa Munda in 2016 rematch

The voter turnout in the 2016 Assembly election was 85.23 percent. Meanwhile, in the 2011 election, the voter turnout was 73.75 percent