GUWAHATI, Nov 23: BJP candidate Nihar Ranjan Das kept the saffron party’s flag flying high in Dholai defeating his Congress rival Dhrubajyoti Purkayastha by a margin of nearly 10,000 votes.
On the other hand, UPPL’s Nirmal Kumar Brahma defeated BPF candidate Suddho Basumatary to bag the Sidli seat.
BJP candidate Diganta Ghatowal had earlier defeated his Congress rival Jayanta Bora by a margin of over 9,000 votes in Behali while AGP candidate Diptimoyee Choudhury — wife of former 8-time Bongaigaon MLA Phani Bhushan Choudhury — defeated Congress candidate Brajenjit Singha by nearly 35 thousand votes in Bongaigaon.
In Samaguri, Diplu Ranjan Sarmah of the BJP is close to wresting the seat from the Congress and is maintaining a lead of around 12,000 votes when reports last came in.
