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Guwahati: November 13 has been declared a holiday in view of voting to be held in five constituencies of Assam. The Assam government has issued an order in this regard in view of the by-elections. According to information, by-elections are being held in Dholai (reserved), Sidli (reserved), Bongaigaon, Behali and Samguri assembly constituencies.
Banks, schools and private and government institutions will remain closed
In the order issued by MS Manivannan, Commissioner and Secretary, General Administration Department, it is said that due to this holiday under the NI Act, all government, private and urban local bodies, educational and commercial institutions under the specified jurisdiction of The five assembly constituencies will remain closed.
Voting for five seats will be held on November 13.
Let us tell you that by-elections are being held in Dholai, Sidli, Bongaigaon, Behali and Samguri of Assam. Voting here will take place on November 13 and the counting of votes will take place on November 23. The electoral campaign for the by-elections is in full swing. Both the BJP and the Congress have intensified their election campaigns.
The Congress has fielded candidates for five seats.
The Congress has presented its candidates for the five seats. Tanjeel Hussain, son of former Assam minister and Lok Sabha MP Rakibul Hussain, is contesting as a Congress candidate from the Samaguri seat, while Dhrubjyoti Purkayastha is contesting from the Dholai seat. Apart from this, Congress has nominated Sanjib Warle from Sidli seat and Brajenjit Sinha from Bongaigaon seat. The party has fielded former BJP leader Jayant Bora from Behali seat in Assam.
The BJP has three and its allies will contest one election each.
Assam Gana Parishad (AGP), an ally of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Assam government, has named Diptimayee Choudhary, wife of Lok Sabha MP Phani Bhushan Choudhary, as its party candidate from the Bongaigaon seat for the by-election. Assam. The United People’s Liberal Party, another ally of the BJP, has named Nirmal Kumar Brahma as its candidate for the by-election to be held in the Sidli seat. The Bharatiya Janata Party has announced the names of its candidates for the Behali, Dholai and Samaguri seats. In Behali, BJP has fielded Digant Ghatowar as its candidate, while Diplu Ranjan Sarma is contesting from Samaguri and Nihar Ranjan Das is contesting from Dholai.
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