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TMC names 23 candidates in Assam; Raijor Dal drops 3 after alliance| India News

TMC names 23 candidates in Assam; Raijor Dal drops 3 after alliance| India News

The All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) and Raijor Dal on Sunday announced key changes to their candidate lists for the upcoming Assam Assembly elections, with TMC releasing a consolidated list of nominees and Raijor Dal issuing a revised final list following a seat-sharing agreement with opposition allies. TMC fields candidates across Assam regions, The TMC released a list of 23 candidates, combining its first and second rounds of announcements, covering constituencies across lower, central and upper Assam, as well as the Barak Valley. The party has fielded Udangsri Narzary from Baokhungri, Mominur Islam from Bilasipara, Arif Akhtar Ahmed from Jaleswar and Sherman Ali Ahmed from Mandia, among others. In the Kamrup region, Bhoglal Rabha has been named from Boko-Chaygaon (ST), Bikash Nath Yogi from Palasbari and Rojy Ahmed (Funu Das) from Hajo-Sualkuchi (SC), while Avijit Mazumdar will contest from Guwahati Central. In upper Assam, Narendra Kumar Paw has been fielded from Dhemaji (ST), Jiten Nag from Digboi, Dilip Moran from Makum and Inus Kumar Kandapan from Chabua-Lahowal, while Paresh Borah will contest from Mariani. In …

Akhil Gogoi hints Raijor Dal may go solo in Assam polls

Akhil Gogoi hints Raijor Dal may go solo in Assam polls

The Raijor Dal, headed by Sivasagar MLA Akhil Gogoi, released its first list of 11 candidates a day after Congress released its first list of 42 candidates on March 3, ahead of the Assam Assembly election. | Photo Credit: ANI Hours after the Congress and three other parties announced their pre-poll alliance on Friday (March 6, 2026), Raijor Dal president and Sivasagar MLA Akhil Gogoi indicated that his regional party would contest the upcoming Assembly elections alone. Taking to social media, he posted a three-word cryptic sentence in Assamese that translates to “The final attempt failed, too.” The message is being interpreted as a reference to the failure of his efforts to strike an equitable seat-sharing deal with the Congress. This was Mr Gogoi’s second signal to Congress that he wanted his “pound of flesh” in the seat-sharing arrangement.  His party released its first list of 11 candidates a day after Congress released its first list of 42 candidates on March 3. Among the constituencies in the Raijor Dal list is Margherita, where the Congress has …