 "Assam: Campaign ends for three LS seats")
An indefinite bandh by a militant outfit in the Autonomous District (ST) along with last minute canvassing in two constituencies of Karimganj (SC) and Silchar in the Barak Valley marked the end of a high pitched campaigning today for three constituencies in the second phase of Lok Sabha polls in Assam on April 12.
The Karbi Peoples' Liberation Tigers (KPLT) militant outfit had called for an indefinite bandh since April 8 in the Karbi Anglong district under Autonomous District (ST) demanding immediate creation of a separate autonomous state.
Altogether 37 candidates are in the fray with 17 in Silchar, 15 in Karimganj(SC) and five in Autonomous District.
Prominent candidates included three time sitting BJP MP in Silchar Kabindra Purkayastha, two time sitting Congress MP in Karimganj Lalit Mohan Suklabaidya, four time Congress MP from Autonomous District Biren Singh Engti and Congress candidate from Silchar Sushmita Dev, also the MLA from Silchar and daughter of former Union Minister Santosh Mohan Dev.
Among other prominent candidates were BJP's Krishna Das in Karimganj and Joyram Engleng in Autonomous District, AIUDF's Radheshyam Biswas in Karimganj and Kutubuddin Ahmed Mazaumder in Silchar, AGP's Rabindranath Choudhury in Karimganj and Bijoy Krishna Nath in Silchar and Samajwadi Party's Rinku Malakar in Karimganj and Rashid Ahmed Laskar in Silchar.
A total electorate of 29,26,762, including 14,00,594 women are expected to exercise their franchise in 3,698 polling booths in the three constituencies.
The Karbi Peoples' Liberation Tigers (KPLT) militant outfit had called for an indefinite bandh since April 8 in the Karbi Anglong district under Autonomous District (ST) demanding immediate creation of a separate autonomous state.
Altogether 37 candidates are in the fray with 17 in Silchar, 15 in Karimganj(SC) and five in Autonomous District.
Prominent candidates included three time sitting BJP MP in Silchar Kabindra Purkayastha, two time sitting Congress MP in Karimganj Lalit Mohan Suklabaidya, four time Congress MP from Autonomous District Biren Singh Engti and Congress candidate from Silchar Sushmita Dev, also the MLA from Silchar and daughter of former Union Minister Santosh Mohan Dev.
Among other prominent candidates were BJP's Krishna Das in Karimganj and Joyram Engleng in Autonomous District, AIUDF's Radheshyam Biswas in Karimganj and Kutubuddin Ahmed Mazaumder in Silchar, AGP's Rabindranath Choudhury in Karimganj and Bijoy Krishna Nath in Silchar and Samajwadi Party's Rinku Malakar in Karimganj and Rashid Ahmed Laskar in Silchar.
A total electorate of 29,26,762, including 14,00,594 women are expected to exercise their franchise in 3,698 polling booths in the three constituencies.
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