Three-way battle in Assam's Nagaon: Congress, BJP, and AIUDF eye Muslim-dominated constituency
Assam's Nagaon is seeing a three-pronged contest, with the Congress, the BJP and the All-India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) vying for the trust of voters in this Muslim-dominated constituency. Voting here is scheduled for April 26.
In the 2019 general election, the AIUDF had supported the Congress and helped it win this seat after a gap of almost 25 years. While Congress parliamentarian Pradyut Bordoloi is seeking re-election, the BJP has fielded former militant-turned-politician Suresh Bora for this seat.
Bora, who had left the militant outfit ULFA in 1999, was president of the Nagaon District Congress Committee before joining the BJP. Bora has contested Assembly polls thrice and lost on all occasions.
The AIUDF has fielded Aminul Islam. In the run up to the polls, AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal had declared that for the first-time, Bengali-speaking Muslims in the constituency will have their own candidate.
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Muslims account for 34% of the 3.12 crore population of Assam, of which 4% are indigenous Assamese Muslims and the
