The All-India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) on Tuesday released its second list of candidates. Party chief Badruddin Ajmal has been fielded from the Binnakandi constituency. Ajmal lost the last Lok Sabha polls in Dhubri.
According to the list released by the party, Hafiz Bashir Ahmed has been nominated from Goalpara East, while Nazrul Hoque will contest from Dhubri. Mazibur Rahman has been fielded from Dalgaon and Ashraful Hussain will be the party’s candidate from Chenga.
With the release of its second list, the AIUDF has stepped up its preparations for the 2026 Assam Assembly elections. Party sources indicated that candidates for the remaining constituencies are likely to be announced in the coming days as the party continues to finalise its electoral strategy.
Congress ally Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) announced its first list of candidates for the upcoming Assam Assembly elections, with party president Lurinjyoti Gogoi set to contest from the Khowang constituency.Mainak Patra has been fielded from Dibrugarh, while Pankaj Lochan Goswami will contest from Palasbari. Dilip Barua has been nominated as the party’s candidate from Bajali.
The party has also named Jiban Chutia as its candidate from Sarupathar. Rejaul Karim Chowdhury has been given the ticket from Binnakandi, while Bani Das will contest from Morigaon. Former Union minister Rajen Gohain has been fielded from Berhampur. He left BJP and joined AJP.
AJP said that the candidature for Central Guwahati and Sadiya is yet to be finalised and will be announced in the next phase of the candidate list. AIUDF second list announced the names of 12 candidates. Earlier AIUDF had released a list of nine candidates.
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