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Nagaon Bypoll Pits BJP, Congress and AIUDF in High-Stakes Contest
People in Nagaon are choosing a new member of Parliament in a by-election.
The main candidates are from the BJP, Congress and AIUDF.
The seat became empty after Pradyut Bordoloi changed parties and won an Assembly seat.
Congress says the AIUDF contest could split votes against the BJP, but AIUDF says it is running independently.
The parties have campaigned strongly and criticized one another.
They have also disagreed about who was responsible for an alleged attack on a Congress convoy.
The campaign included personal exchanges between senior leaders.
Voting is scheduled for Tuesday, and counting is set for October 9.
The Nagaon Lok Sabha by-election is a three-way contest between the BJP's Debashish Sharma, Congress's Sibamoni Bora and AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal.
The seat fell vacant after former MP Pradyut Bordoloi left Congress, joined the BJP and won the Dispur Assembly seat.
Congress has accused the AIUDF of seeking to divide opposition votes; the AIUDF rejects that claim and says it is contesting independently.
Congress and the BJP have traded competing accusations over a reported stone-and-bottle attack on a Congress convoy in Samaguri.
Campaigning has ended, and votes are scheduled to be counted on October 9.
- Who
- BJP candidate Debashish Sharma, Congress candidate Sibamoni Bora and AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal are contesting.
- What
- A by-election is being held for the Nagaon Lok Sabha seat.
- Where
- Nagaon, Assam, India.
- When
- Voting is scheduled for Tuesday; counting is scheduled for October 9. The article does not specify the year.
- Why
- The seat became vacant after Pradyut Bordoloi left Congress, joined the BJP and won the Dispur Assembly seat.
Congress and its claims
BJP and AIUDF responses
Whether AIUDF aims to split opposition votes
Congress and its claims
Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi alleged that AIUDF's decision to field Ajmal was intended to divide votes against the BJP.
BJP and AIUDF responses
AIUDF rejects the allegation and says it is contesting independently.
Who was responsible for the convoy incident
Congress and its claims
Gaurav Gogoi alleged BJP workers targeted a Congress convoy with stones and bottles in the Barma area of Samaguri.
BJP and AIUDF responses
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma disputed the Congress account and blamed rival groups within Congress.
Scrutiny of Sharma's prior election-related decisions
Congress and its claims
Congress MP Rakibul Hussain sought scrutiny of election-related decisions made during Sharma's tenure as district election officer, citing his move from administration into electoral politics.
BJP and AIUDF responses
The article reports no direct BJP response to that request.
Key facts
- Constituency
- Nagaon Lok Sabha seat, Assam
- BJP candidate
- Debashish Sharma, a former Nagaon Deputy Commissioner
- Congress candidate
- Sibamoni Bora, a former Batadroba MLA
- AIUDF candidate
- Badruddin Ajmal, the party chief
- Previous MP
- Pradyut Bordoloi, who left Congress and joined the BJP
- Counting
- October 9
- 2024 AIUDF vote share
- Nearly 8.9 per cent in Nagaon
Sources
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