Lok sabha Elections: 60 candidates in Assam file nomination for the second phase

06:19 AM Mar 27, 2019 | G Plus News

GUWAHATI: For the second phase of polls to be held on 18th April a total of 60 candidates have filed nomination till Tuesday, 26th March. The second phase will see voting in Karimganj, Silchar, Autonomous District, Mangaldoi and Nagaon.

The last day of filing nomination saw 46 candidates from these constituencies file their papers.

Among the big names, Sushmita Dev (Congress) and Dr Rajdeep Roy (BJP) filed their nomination papers from Silchar. Others included Kripanath Mallah (Karimganj) and Rupak Sarmah (BJP) and Pradyut Bordoloi (Congress) from Nowgong.

The highest number of nominations were from Karimganj. A total of 19 candidates filed nomination from Karimganj.