MANGALDAI, March 26 - Finally there will be a total of 40 candidates in the fray for the four Assembly segments under Darrang Election District which will go to polls in the second phase on April 11 as three candidates have withdrawn their nominations on the final day of withdrawal today.
Out of the all three Independent candidates two are in SC reserved 67-Mangaldai while the other is in 68-Dalgaon informed Rahul Ch Das, Election Officer, Mangaldai. The two candidates who have withdrawn their candidatures in Mangaldai have been identified as Pinku Mani Das and Ranendra Kumar Sarkar, both were party ticket aspirants of BJP whereas Hafijur Rahman is the lone candidate who has withdrawn his nomination in Dalgaon.
Now the list of candidates left for the final battle of the ballot in each of the four Assembly constituencies is as follows:
(1) 65-Kalaigaon: Maheswar Boro (BPF), Nathu Ram Boro (AIUDF), Mukunda Ram Choudhury ( AGP), Babul Basumatary (UPP), Indrajit Kumar Saikia (INC), Jitendra Chaliha ( SUCI), Sudhendu Mohan Sarkar (Bharatiya Gana Parishad), Sushil Kumar Sarma (LJP), Aroon Barooa (New All India Congress Party) and Independent candidates Brajen Mahanta, Dr Nayan Moni Bhagawati, Radhe Shyam Chouhan, Gopal Sarkar, Bijoy Das and Abdul Sabur respectively.
(2) 66-Sipajhar: Dr Zoii Nath Sarma (INC), Binanda Kumar Saikia (BJP), Syed Abdullah (AIUDF), Paheswari Barua (SUCI (C)), Sarat Chandra Sarma (Voters Party International), Thaneswar Das (Lok Janasakti Party), Tridib Sarma (Republican Party of India), and Independent candidates, namely , Jayanta Saharia, Amiya Kumar Deka, Rejaul Hoque and Umesh Bania.
(3) 67-Mangaldai (SC): Basanta Das (INC), Guru Jyoti Das (BJP), Hiren Kumar Das ( AIUDF), , Bhupen Das (Lok Janasakti Party) and Independent candidates, namely, Arjun Das, Jagadish Ch Sarkar and Jitendra Sarkar.
(4) 68-Dalgaon: Illias Ali (INC), Mazibur Rahman (AIUDF), Habibar Rahman (AGP), Ahmed Ali (Lok Janasakti Party), Sarifuddin Ahmed (Rastriya Secular Congress) and Independent candidates, namely, Abdur Rahim and Mustafa Farook Ahmed.
