Second Congress list out

By Our Staff Reporter

Guwahati, March 21: The Congress today announced its second list of candidates, dropping sitting MLAs Robin Bordoloi and Hemanta Talukdar and replacing veteran Dr Bhumidhar Barman with his son Diganta at Barkhetri.

The party announced its candidates in 57 seats. The ruling party had earlier set aside four seats for United People's Party, the Bodo party led by UG Brahma.

The Congress has nomited chairperson of Assam State Film Fince Development Corporation Limited Bobbeeta Sharma - who had been denied ticket several times earlier - from Guwahati East, replacing Robin Bordoloi.

A former Youth Congress leader and an ex- Khadi Board chairman, Juri Sharma Bordoloi will contest in Congress ticket from Guwahati West, a constituency represented by Hemanta Talukdar in the current assembly. Talukdar, meanwhile, has threatened to contest as an independent candidate from the seat.

As speculated, former AASU president Shankar Prasad Rai, who crossed over to Congress from the BJP, will contest from Bongaigaon while former Koch Rajbongshi student leader Biswajit Rai will be the party's candidate from Bijni.

Rebel AIUDF MLA Sherman Ali Ahmed, who joined the Congress recently, will seek to retain the Baghbor seat, this time on Congress ticket. Former AGP leader Zoi th Sharma has been given the Congress ticket from Sipajhar.

Youth Congress leader Pranjit Choudhury will contest from Kamalpur.

Former press advisor to the CM Abdul Khaleque will contest from Jania while Wazed Ali Choudhury will fight from South Salmara.

Even before the Congress announced the list, a "self-assured" former minister Akon Bora filed his nomition papers from Dispur constituency today.

Former All Assam Minority Students Union president Abdur Rahim Ahmed has been given the party ticket from Barpeta.

Former Asom Tribal Sangha general secretary Aditya Khaklary, who joined the Congress recently, was denied ticket but was today appointed as vice-president of the State Congress unit.

All Tai Ahom Students Union president Pranjal Rajkonwar was also "rehabilitated" as APCC general secretary.

THE NOMINEES

MANKACHAR    Dr. Motiur Rahman Mondal

SALMARA SOUTH    WAZED ALI CHOUDHURY

DHUBRI    ABEDUL ZAMAN

GAURIPUR    SUSHIL KUMAR ROY

GOLAKGANJ    ABDUS SOBAHAN ALl SARKAR

BILASIPARA WEST    SABA AKHTAR

BILASIPARA EAST    AMRIT BADSHA

GOSSAIGAON    ASHIM HASDA

BONGAIGAON    SHANKAR PRASAD ROY

BIJNI    BISWAJIT RAY

ABHAYAPURI NORTH    ABDUL HAI GORI

ABHAYAPURI SOUTH (SC)    CHANDAN KUMAR SARKAR

DUDHNOI (ST)    SIBCHARAN BASUMATARY

GOALPARA EAST    ABDUL KALAM RASHEED ALAM

GOALPARA WEST    MD. ABDUR RASHID MANDAL

JALESWAR    ABDUL FAZAL SIRUDDIN MOLLAH

SORHOG     ANURUPA HAN N

BHABANIPUR    RAJIB DAS

PATACHARKUCHI    SAILEN KALITA

BARPETA    ABDUR RAHIM AHMED

JANIA    ABDUL KHALEQUE

BAGHBAR    SHERMAN ALI AHMED

SARUKHETRI    ZAKIR HUSSAIN SIKDAR

CHENGA    SUKUR ALl AHMED

BOKO (SC)    NDITA DAS

CHAYYGAON    REKIBUDDIN AHMED

PALASBARI    BAJYOTI TALUKDAR

JALUKBARI    NIREN DEKA

DISPUR    AKON BORA

GUWAHATI EAST    BOBBEETA SHARMA

GUWAHATI WEST    JURI SARMA BORDOLOI

HAJO    DULU AHMED

KAMALPUR    PRANJ1T CHOUDHURY

RANGIYA    GHANSHYAM KALITA

TAMULPUR    RABINDRA BISWAS

LBARI    PRADYUT KUMAR BHUYAN

BARKHETRY    DIGANTA BARMAN

DHARMAPUR    NILAMANI SEN DEKA

BARAMA (ST)    TULASHI MAS RABHA

KALAIGAON    INDRAJIT KUMAR SAIKIA

SIPAJHAR     ZOII TH SARMAH

MANGALDOI (SC)    BASANTA DAS

DALGAON    MD. ILIAS ALl

JAGIROAD (SC)    BIBEKANDA DALAI

MORIGAON    JONJOLI BARUAH

LAHORIGHAT    DR ZRUL ISLAM

RAHA (SC)    SASHI KANTA DAS

DHING    ANOWAR HUSSAIN

BATADROBA    GAUTAM BORA

RUPOHIHAT    MD. NURUL HUDA

GAON     DURLAV CHAMUA

BARHAMPUR    SURESH BORAH

SAMAGURI    RAKIBUL HUSSAIN

KALIABOR    BINDU GANJU

JAMUMUKH    ALHAJ BASHIR UDDIN LASKAR

HOJAI     ARDHENDU KR. DEY

LUMDING    NETRA RANJAN MAHANTA