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Assam Assembly Election 2021, Sarbananda Sonowal profile: BJP leader records second straight win from Majuli

Credited with challenging the controversial Illegal Migrants' Determination by Tribunal Act in the Supreme Court which finally scrapped it, Sonowal began his foray into politics with the All Assam Students' Union

Assam Assembly election 2021, Hitendra Nath Goswami profile: Assembly Speaker and ex-AGP minister is a famed orator

A legislator with administrative experience, he is renowned for his oratory. He is the founder conveyor of the North East Region Students Union (NERSU)

Assam polls: People in state have shown 'red card' to Congress-led Mahajoth, says Narendra Modi

At a rally in Kokrajhar, the BJP leader alleged that the previous Congress-led governments in the state and at the Centre did nothing to check violence in the Bodoland areas

Assam Election 2021: 39 seats to vote in Phase 2 today; list of constituencies, key candidates in fray

The first phase of elections in the state was held on 27 March, while voting in the third and final phase is scheduled to be held on 6 April

Assam Assembly election 2021, Ripun Bora profile: Congress' state chief hopes to retain Gohpur stronhold

In 2016, Bora was both elected to the Rajya Sabha after which he was appointed the Assam Congress chief in place of Anjan Datta, who died after a brief illness, by Sonia Gandhi

Assam Assembly Election 2021, Ajanta Neog profile: Upper Assam leader looks poised to deliver for BJP

Neog, a senior minister in all three governments of late chief minister Tarun Gogoi, and a powerful leader in Upper Assam, has held the Golaghat seat since 2001

Assam Assembly Elections 2021, Sushmita Dev profile: Congress leader faces uncertain future in party, politics

A lawyer by profession, Dev has a BA (Hons) in Political Science, Bachelor of Laws (LLB), Masters in Law(LLM) and Bar-At-Law (UK)

Assam Assembly Election 2021, Lurinjyoti Gogoi profile: AJP chief started political career with AASU, has strong regional roots

Lurinjyoti was born in Morankari Gaon, Laipuli Gram Panchayat, Tinsukia district to Prabin Gogoi and Dulu Gogoi

Pradip Gogoi held for 'plotting' to kill Himanta Biswa Sarma: ULFA leader's arrest ahead of polls shocks Assam

A press release issued by ULFA (Pro Talks) has condemned and expressed shock over Gogoi’s arrest. It warned that the incident could have an adverse impact on the ongoing peace process.

Assam Assembly Election 2021: Perfume baron-turned-politician Badruddin Ajmal may play kingmaker

Ajmal has a Fazil-e Deoband (equivalent to a Master's Degree in Islamic Theology and Arabic), is the founding president of the NGO Markazul Ma'arif, and the managing trustee of HAMM Public Trust, Hojai