The wait for a List of Congress Candidates for the Assam Assembly Elections Scheduled for March 27, April and 6 is almost over with a list almost Finalised after a hectic day of screening of candidates. Big guns such as Ripun Bora, Rakibul Hussain, Debabrata Saikia, Rana Goswami and few orders are almost certain to contest from their existing constituencies. Bora’s Name, however, figured along with his wife Manika Bora as a Co-Aspirant for the Gohpur Seat. Similarly, Paban Singh Ghatowar’s name also figures along with his Son Pranjal Ghatowar in Moran. Hussain, Saikia and Goswami are almost certain to retain their Samaguri, Nazira and Jorhat seats. Former Minister Ajit Singh is also a certainty for Udharbond. There are names of Two aspirants for some of the Constituencies in the List that has accessed so far. All India Congress Committee (AICC) GENERAL SECRETARY IN-CHARGE of Assam Jitendra Singh this afternoon said the candidates were being screened by a Committee headed by Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan in consultation with grassroots level Party Workers. He also said that the Panel would Finalise the List of Candidates Late Tonight.
PROBABLE LIST:
• MARIANI: Rupjyoti Kurmi
• UDHARBOND: Ajit Singh
• HAFLONG: Nirmal Langthasa
• NAZIRA: Debabrata Saikia
• JORHAT: Rana Goswami
• SAMAGRI: Rakibul Hussain
• KHUMTAI: Bismita Gogoi
• AMGURI: Ankita Dutta
• GOALPARA (WEST): Abdur Rashid Mandal
• THOWRA: Sushanta Buragohain
• SARUPATHAR: Roselina Tirkey
• SONARI: Utpal Gogoi
• MAHAMARA: Suruj Dihingiya
• SARUKHETRI: Zakir Hussain Sidkar
• RUPOHI: Nurul Huda
• BIHPURIA: Bhupen Bora
• NAHARKATIYA: Pranati Phukan
• BARPETA: Salman Khan/Abhul Rahim Khan
• PATACHARKU HI: Santanu Sarma/Arunima Das
• BHABANIPUR: Taijuddin Ahmed/ Ismail Hussain
• JANIA: Majibur Rahman/Gulam Ali
• SARBHOG: Dhiraj Deuri/Rafikul Islam
• CHENGA: Sukur Ali/Abdur Rupchand Raj
• MORAN: Paban Singh Ghatowar/Pranjal Ghatowar
• LAKHIMPUR: Ghana Buragohain/Jaiprakash Das
• NAGAON SADAR: Durlav Chamua/Santanu Sarma
• CHABUA: Ajay Phukan/Pranab Baruah
• LAHOAL: Prithibi Majhi/Manoj Dhanowar
• DIBRUGARH: Ranjit Baruah/Nilanetra Neog
• DULIAJAN: Bangshilal Sahu/Dhruba Gogoi
• TINGKHONG: Bipul Gogoi/Etuwa Munda
• SADIYA: Birinchi Neog/Rajat Gohain
• DOOMDOOMA: Durga Bhumij/Rupesh Gowala
• TINSUKIA: Raju Sahu/Jayanta Kalita
• DIGBOI: gautam Dhnowar/ Gitanjali Sonowal
• MARGHERITA: Rubul Gogoi/Basu Chetry
• BONGAIGAON: Shankar Prasad Ray/Shyamal Narayan Deb