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GUWAHATI: The BJP has announced its first list of candidates for the upcoming Assam Assembly elections
It is to be mentioned that Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal will contest from the Majuli constituency while Himanta Biswa Sarma will contest from his current constituency Jalukbari and state party president Ranjeet Dass will contest from Pathacharkuchi constituency.
Here is the complete first list of the Bharatiya Janata Party for the Asam Polls
| Constituency Name | Candidate Name |
| Ratabari (Sc) | Bijoy Malakar |
| Patharkandi | Krishnendu Paul |
| Karimganj North | Dr Manas Das |
| Badarpur | Biswarup Bhattacharjee |
| Katlichera | Subrata Nath |
| Silchar | Dipayan Chakraborty |
| Sonai | Aminul Haque Laskar |
| Dholai (SC) | Parimal Suklabaidya |
| Udharbond | Mihir Kanti Shome |
| Lakhipur | Kaushik Rai |
| Barkhola | Amulandu Das |
| Katigorah | Gautom Roy |
| Haflong(ST) | Nandita Gar Losa |
| Bokajan(ST) | Nomal Momin |
| Howraghat(ST) | Darsing Ronghang |
| Diphu(ST) | Bidya Sing Engleng |
| Baithalangso(ST) | Roop Sing Teran |
| Patacharkuchi | Ranjeet Kumar Dass |
| Jalukbari | Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma |
| Kamlpur | Diganta Kalita |
| Rangia | Bhabesh Kalita |
| Nalbari | Jayanta Malla Barua |
| Paneri | Biswajit Daimary |
| Kalaigaon | Madhuram Deka |
| Mangaldoi(SC) | Gurujyoti Das |
| Majbat | Jitu Kishan |
| Dhekiajuli | Ashok Singhal |
| Barchalla | Ganesh Kumar Limbu |
| Rangapara | Krishna Kamal Tanti |
| Sootea | Padma Hazarika |
| Biswanath | Pramod Borthakur |
| Behali | Ranjeet Dutta |
| Gohpur | Utpal Bora |
| Jagiroad(SC) | Piyush Hazarika |
| Morigaon | Ramakanta Deori |
| Laharighat | Kadiru Jjaman Zinnah |
| Dhing | Sanjib Kumar Bora |
| Batadroba | Angoorlata Deka |
| Rupohihat | Nazir Hussain |
| Nowgong | Rupak Sarmah |
| Barhampur | Jitu Goswami |
| Samaguri | Anil Saikia |
| Lumding | Sibu Misra |
| Sarupathar | Biswajit Phukan |
| Golaghat | Ajanta Neog |
| Khumtai | Mrinal Saikia |
| Jorhat | Hitendra Nath Goswami |
| Majuli (ST) | Sarbananda Sonowal |
| Titabar | Hemanta Kalita |
| Mariani | Ramani Tanti |
| Nazira | Mayur Buragohain |
| Mahmara | Jugen Mohan |
| Sonari | Dharmeshwar Konwar |
| Thowra | Kushal Duwari |
| Sibsagar | Surabhi Rajkonwar |
| Bihpuria | Dr. Amiyo Bhuyan |
| Lakhimpur | Manab Deka |
| Dhakuakhana(St) | Naba Kumar Doley |
| Dhemaji (ST) | Dr. Ranoj Pegu |
| Jonai (ST) | Bhuban Pegu |
| Moran | Chakradhar Gogoi |
| Dibrugarh | Prasanta Phukan |
| Lahowal | Binod Hazarika |
| Duliajan | Terosh Gowala |
| Tingkhong | Bimal Borah |
| Naharkatia | Tarang Gogoi |
| Tinsukia | Sanjay Kisan |
| Digboi | Suren Phukan |
| Margherita | Bhaskar Sarma |
| Sadiya | Bolin Chetia |
Meanwhile, eleven Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) sitting MLAs has lost their tickets to contest the Assam Assembly this year.
MLAs from Silchar, Howraghat, Katigora, Diphu, Baithalangso, Lahowal, Bihpuria, Sonari, Nalbari, Halflong, and Barkhola.
The sitting BJP government will contest the polls in alliance with Asam Gana Parishad (AGP), and United People's Party (Liberal). AGP will contest from 26 constituencies, UPPL will contest from eight constituencies, and a seat will be contested from Rabha Joutho Mancha also but they will be contesting under BJP's party symbol.
The decision for the final list of candidates was taken on March 4 during the core committee meeting held in New Delhi in the presence of top BJP leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and National President JP Nadda among others.
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