DIBRUGARH: Altogether 81 candidates remained in the fray in the 22-ward Dibrugarh Municipal (DMB) election after six candidates withdrew their nominations on Sunday.
BJP candidate Gautam Dutta won uncontested from ward 1 after the lone rival candidate, Dinendra Nath Sakia from the Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP), withdrew his nomination. Along with the
AJP
candidate, the five candidates who withdrew their papers were Independents Atish Chandra Bagchi, Paltu Das (both ward 4), Daniya Ahmed (ward 10), Arun Kumar Jain (ward 11) and Asish Sengupta (ward 14).
BJP has put up candidates in all the 22 seats while Congress is contesting in 19 seats. Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) is contesting in 9 seats followed by Aam Admi Party (AAP) in 7 seats and Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) in 4 seats.
The 81 candidates in the fray are: Darshan Das (BJP), Bidyawati Sonowal Gogoi (INC) - ward no 2, Purnima Borah (BJP), Lakhijyoti Sonowal (INC) - ward no 3, Pranab Kalita (BJP), Bitul Talukdar (INC), Ranjan Chetia (AAP) - ward no 4, Dibyojyoti Hazarika (BJP), Jina Hazarika (INC), Chandana Bora (AJP), Arati Das (
IND
) - ward no 5, Hemalata Saikia Gogoi (BJP), Nipa Das (INC),
Sumandari Rabidas
(AGP), Boby Chetry (AJP) - ward no 6, Binuma Das (BJP), Jurimoni Das Baruah (INC), Nilakhi Das (AGP), Manashree Baruah (AJP),
Rubi Phukan
Kakoty (IND) - ward no 7, Ratan Paul (BJP), Ashish Chakraborty (INC), Jakir Hussain (AAP), Abhijit Das (AJP) - ward no 8, Shraban Kumar Das (BJP), Amim Khan (INC), Chandra Kamal Das (AJP), Gautam Dey (IND), Papu Ali (IND), Parvez Ahmed (IND) - ward no 9, Rehan Ahmed (BJP) Samsun Nahar Hussain Ahmed (INC), Mazid Khan (IND) - ward no 10.
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