Sonowal among oldest contestants in first phase of polls in Assam
PTI, Apr 7, 2024, 12:11 PM IST
Union minister Sarbananda Sonowal, who is contesting from Dibrugarh Lok Sabha seat, is among eight senior citizens in the fray for constituencies in Assam going to polls in the first phase on April 19.
The 62-year-old Rajya Sabha MP is among the elderly contestants, with his party colleague and MLA Ranjit Dutta, who is contesting from Sonitpur, being the oldest at 67, followed by Lakhimpur’s 65-year-old Congress candidate Uday Shankar Hazarika.
The youngest candidate in the fray is 27-year-old Gobin Biswakarma, who is contesting as an Independent from Lakhimpur, while Republican Party of India’s Kaziranga candidate Saleh Ahmed Majumdar is the second-youngest at 29.
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