Badruddin Ajmal files nomination for Dhubri Lok Sabha seat

AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal on Thursday filed his nomination papers for the Dhubri Lok Sabha seat, officials said.

Polling for the Dhubri, Kokrajhar, Barpeta and Guwahati Lok Sabha seats will be held in the third phase on April 23.

Leading a procession of his supporters, Ajmal went to the Returning Officer's office and filed his application to contest in the Dhubri seat. In 2014, Ajmal had won from the seat with a margin of 3.63 lakh votes.

Meanwhile, two candidates in the first phase of polling have withdrawn their nomination, leaving 41 aspirants in the fray in Tezpur, Kaliabor, Jorhat, Dibrugarh and Lakhimpur constituencies.

Independent candidates Iqbal Ansari in Tezpur and Purnakanta Deuri in Lakhimpur have withdrawn their papers.

A total of 56 nominations for the second phase of polling in five Lok Sabha seats in Assam were found to be valid after scrutiny on Wednesday.

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