The first phase of polling for the Assam Assembly Election 2021 is slated today (March 27). The fate of 264 candidates from 47 Assembly constituencies across the state will be decided by 81,09,815 voters, including 40,77,210 men and 40,32,481 women.
The BJP is contesting in 39 of the 47 seats while its alliance partner the AGP is contesting in 10 seats.
Congress is contesting in 43 seats and its allies AIUDF, RJD, Anchalik Gana Morcha (as an independent) and CPI-ML in one seat each.
Assam Jatiya Parishad is contesting in 41 seats while the Raijor Dal is contesting in 19 seats as independents.
A total of 78 independents are in the fray in the first phase of the Assam Assembly election 2021.
There are 23 women candidates on the battlefield in the first phase, Election Commission sources said.
Prominent faces in the first phase
BJP leader and incumbent Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal
Assam Assembly Speaker Hitendra Nath Goswami
Ministers - Atul Bora, Keshab Mahanta, Ranjit Dutta, Naba Kumar Doley, Sanjoy Kishan, and Nazir Hussain
Assam Pradesh Congress Committee President Ripun Bora
Congress Legislature Party leader Debabrata Saikia
All India Congress Committee (AICC) secretary Bhupen Borah
Former ministers of the party Bharat Narah, Pranatee Phukan, and Rakibul Hussain
Jailed Raijor Dal president Akhil Gogoi
Assam Jatiya Parishad President Lurinjyoti Gogoi
Party general secretary Jagadish Bhuyan
