GUWAHATI: The ruling BJP in Assam has retained three of the four assembly constituencies where by-elections were held on October 21 last.
The main opposition party in the state, Congress failed to retain one seat. All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) led by Badruddin Ajmal wrested one seat from the Congress.
The BJP retained Rangapara, Sonari and Ratabari assembly seats while the AIUDF candidate won the Jania seat in Barpeta district which was held by the Congress.
BJP’s Rajen Borthakur won in Rangapara by defeating Congress’ Kartik Kurmi over a margin of over 49,000 votes.
Nabanita Handique of the BJP won the Sonari seat defeating nearest Congress candidate, Sushil Kumar Suri.
In Ratabari BJP’s Bijoy Malakar defeated his nearest Congress rival Keshab Prasad Rajak.
AIUDF’s Rafiqul Islam won the Jania seat by polling over 54 per cent votes while Congress candidate Shamsul Haque could poll only little over 30 per cent votes in the constituency.
The by-polls were necessitated after the sitting legislators in the constituencies had been elected to Lok Sabha earlier this year.
