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Six-time Congress MP Handique locked in keen tussle in Jorhat

Jorhat (Assam): Among the most prestigious Lok Sabha seats in Assam, Jorhat will see six-time sitting Congress MP Bijoy Krishna Handique battle it out against BJP's Kamakhya Prasad Tasa, a tea tribe leader, and AGP's

PTI Published : Mar 28, 2014 12:05 IST, Updated : Mar 28, 2014 12:14 IST
Chief Minister Gogoi's hometown and his Assembly constituency, Titabor, falls under the Jorhat Lok Sabha constituency.

Gogoi's son Gaurav is contesting this time as a Congress candidate from the Koliabor Lok Sabha seat for the first time. Tarun Gogoi's brother Dip Gogoi had won from Koliabor thrice.

Congress state committee general secretary Rana Goswami has represented Jorhat in the Assembly twice and is the sitting MLA from there.

Intense campaigning is on in the constituency with political parties stressing on roadside rallies and meetings in community halls and at playgrounds.

The dates for the three-phased polls in Assam are April 7, 12 and 24.

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