Guwahati: As the BJP-led ruling NDA headed for a clean sweep of all five Assembly constituencies in Assam bypolls on Saturday, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma termed it a testament of people’s support to “good governance and development”.
The chief minister extended his gratitude to the people for their support and reiterated his commitment to work for the development of the state.
“We bow in gratitude to the people of Assam. The NDA’s 5/5 victory in the current by-elections is a resounding testament to Assam’s unwavering support for Adarniya @narendramodi Ji’s vision of good governance and development”, Sarma posted on X.
UPPL candidate Nirmal Kumar Brahma defeated his nearest rival Shuddho Kumar Basumatary of the Bodoland Peoples Front (BPF) in the Sidli (ST) constituency by a margin of 37,016 votes.
Brahma polled 95,243 votes while Basumatary secured 58,227 votes and the third candidate in the fray Sanjib Warie of the Congress secured only 7,634 votes.
The seat was earlier held by UPPL’s Jayanta Basumatary who was elected to the Lok Sabha earlier this year.
In Behali, the BJP retained the seat with Diganta Ghatowal polling 50,947 votes while Jayanta Borah secured 41,896 votes.
Four candidates were in the fray in the constituency, including Lakhikanta Kurmi of the CPI(ML) Liberation and Ananta Gogoi of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) with both losing their deposits.
The seat was earlier held by Ranjit Dutta who was elected to the Lok Sabha from the Tezpur parliamentary seat.
Bypolls were held in the five assembly constituencies as these fell vacant following the election of the previous representatives to the Lok Sabha earlier this year.
The BJP contested in three of the five constituencies – Behali, Samaguri and Dholai (SC) – while its alliance partner AGP and UPPL had put up candidates for Bongaigaon and Sidli (ST) seats.
The Congress contested in all the five constituencies
