First list of Congress candidates for Assam polls announced

New Delhi: Following is the first list of 65 Congress candidates, who will contest the forthcoming 126-member Assam Assembly polls scheduled to be held on April 4 and 11. 1) Akhil Ranjan Talukdar (Ratabari) 2) Monilal Gowla (Patharkhandi) 3) Kamalkhya Dey Purkayashtha (Karimganj-North) 4) Siddeque Ahmed (Karimganj-South) 5) Jamaluddin Ahmed (Badarpur) 6) Anamuddin Laskar (Hailakandi) 7) Gautam Roy (Katlichera) 8) Rahul Roy (Algapur) 9) Bithika Dev (Silchar) 10) Anamul Haq (Sonai) 11) Girindra Malik (Dholai) 12) Ajit Singh (Udarband) 13) Rajdeep Goala (Lakhipur) 14) Rumi Nath (Barkhala) 15) Ataur Rahman Mazarbhuiya (Katigora) 16) Nirmal Langthasa (Haflong) 17) Klengdoon Engti (Bokajan) 18) Khorsing Engti (Howraghat) 19) Bidya Singh Enleng (Diphu) 20) Mansing Rongpi (Baithalangso) 21) Durgadas Boro (Panery) 22) Jaman Singh Brahma (Udalguri) 23) Rapheal Kujur (Majbat) 24) Habul Chakrabarty (Dhekiajuli) 25) Tanka Bahadur Rai (Barchala) 26) Hiryana Bhuyan (Tezpur) 27) Bhimananda Tanti (Rangapara) 28) Praneswar Basumatary (Sootea) 29) Nurjamal Sarkar (Biswanath) 30) Rupak Sharma (Behali) 31) Monika Bora (Gohpur) 32) Arun Phukan (Bokakhat) 33) Reselina Tirkey (Sarupathar). (PTI)