16 women get nominations; AICC releases Assam Cong list

NEW DELHI, April 21: Former Chief Minister, Syeda Anwara Taimur, Hemaprabha Saikia, wife of the late Hiteshwar Saikia and several former ministers of Assam figure in the list of 122-Congress candidates for state Assembly polls released by the AICC today, reports PTI. Releasing the list at the AICC headquarters here, party spokesman S Jaipal Reddy told reporters the party would be contesting all the 126 Assembly seats in the state "on its own" and that the remaining five names would be declared tomorrow. The last date for filing nomination in Assam, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, West Bengal and Pondicherry is April 23. Former MPs Bhubaneshwar Kalita and Nripen Goswami, former Ministers Gautam Roy, Dinesh Prasad Goala, Misbahul Islam Laksar, Silvius Condapan, Hiryanya Bora and Devanta Konwar and Jiban Tara Ghatowar, wife of CPP secretary Pawan Singh Ghatowar are the other prominent persons who were cleared for the Assembly polls. The party has fielded a total of 16 women candidates in the State giving 15 per cent representation to them, Reddy said. Asked about prospects of the party, Reddy expressing confidence said: "we are all set to sweep power in Assam". Following is the list of 122 candidates for Assam released by the AICC today : Rampyare Das, Ratabari (SC), Manilal Goala, Patharkandi, Parimal Roy, Karimganj North, Abdul Muqtadir Chaudhary, Karimganj South, Abu Saleh Nazimuddin, Badarpur, Hilaluldin Laskar, Hailakandi, Gautam Roy, Katlicherra, Moharam Ali Mazumdar, Algapur, Kamalendu Bhattacharya, Silchar, Girindra Malik, Dholai, Ajit Singh, Udharband, Dinesh Prasad Goala, Lakhipur, Misabahul Islam Laskar, Barkhola, Pradeep Nandi, Katigorah, Gobinda Ch Langthasa, Haflong (ST), Hidbinath Rongpi, Bokajan (ST), Khorsing Ingti, Howraghat (ST), Bidya Singh Englang, Diphu (ST), Rupon Singh Rong Lang, Baithalangso (ST), Abu Syed Khan, Mankachar, Wazad Ali Chaudhary, Salmara South, Nazibul Uman, Dhubri, Mohibal Haque, Gauripur, Gopal Singh Roy, Golokganj, Mohd Hatim Ali Chaudhary, Bilasipara West, Mozibur Rahman, Bilasipara East, Mathias Tudu, Gossaigaon, Ramnath Narzari, Kokrajhar (ST), Charan Naizari, Kokrajhar East (ST), Sarbeswan Naizari, Sidli (ST), Rajeshwar Chowdhry, Bongaigaon, Dhiresh Burman, Bijni, Mokbul Hussain, Abhayapuri North (SC), Chandan Sarkar, Abhayapuri South (SC), Pronoy Kr Rabha, Dudhnoi (ST), Nilamber Patwari, Goalpara East, Abu Barkar Siddique Jatdar, Goalpara West, Aftabuddin Mallah, Jaleswar, Soumender Nath Uzir, Sarbhog, Sarbananda Chaudhary, Bhabanipur, Moloya Barman, Patacharkuchi, Ismail Hussain, Barpeta, Sheikh Asahak Ali, Jania, Dildar Raza, Baghbar, Nakibur Zaman, Sarukhetri, Sukur Ali, Chenga, Gopinath Das, Boko (SC), Imran Shah, Chaygaon, Jadav Kumar, Palasbari, Himanta Biswa Sarma, Jalukbari, Robin Bordoloi, Dispur, Pankaj Bora, Gauhati East, Hemanta Talukdar, Gauhati West, Haren Das, Hajo, Uttara Kalita, Kamalpur, Bhubaneswar Kalita, Rangiya, Padum Bahadur Chauhan, Tamulpur, Madan Kalita, Nalbari, Bhumidhar Barman, Barkhetry, Nilomani Sen Deka, Dharmapur, Prafula Bodo, Barama (ST), Bhabendra Lal Das, Chapaguri (ST), Mridula Saharia, Panery, Mukul Saikia, Kalaigaon, Laxmikanta Saikia, Sipajhar, Basanta Kumar Das, Mangaldoi (SC), Syeda Anwara Taimur, Dalgaon, Jaman Singh Brahma, Udalguri (ST), Silvius Condapan, Majbat, Hiryanya Bora, Dhekiajuli, Tanka Bahadur Rai, Borchalla, Rabindra Kr Goswami, Tezpur, Bhima Nanda Tanti, Rangapara, Girin Kumar Nath, Sootea, Noorzamal Sarkar, Biswanath, Baranbash Tanti, Behali, Ripun Bora, Gohpur, Bibekananda Doloi, Jagiroad (SC), Jonjonali Barua, Morigaon, Nazrul Islam, Laharighat, Ananda Ram Baruah, Raha (SC), Gautam Bora, Batadroba, Nripen Goswami, Nagaon, Chitralekha Phukan, Brahampur, Rakibul Hussain, Samoguri, Simanchal Digal, Kaliabor, Maulana Abdul Jalil Ragibi, Jamunamukh, Ardhendu Kr Dey, Hojai, Maya Chakravorty, Lumding, Bhupendra Nath Bhuyan, Bokakhat, Aklius Tirkey, Sarupathar, Ajanta Neog, Golaghat, Jibakanta Gogoi, Khumtai, Hemprakash Narain, Dergaon (SC), Padmanath Sarma, Jorhat, Rajib Lochan Pegu, Majuli (ST), Dip Gogoi, Titabar, Rupam Kurmi, Mariani, Membor Gogoi, Teok, Anjan Dutta, Amguri, Hemoprabha Saikia, Nazira, Sarat Saikia, Mahamara, Sarat Borkataky, Sonari, Devananda Konwar, Thawra, Bargaram Deori, Bihpuria, Sanjay Raj Subba, Naoboicha, Indra Gogoi, Lakhimpur, Bharat Ch Narah, Dhakuakhana (ST), Sumitra Patir, Dhemaji (ST), Pradan Baruah, Jonai (ST), Jiban Tara Ghatowar, Moran, Kalyan Kumar Gogoi, Dibrugarh, Prathivi Majhi, Lahowal, Amiya Gogoi, Dhuliajan, Etaua Munda, Tingkhong, Pranati Phukan, Naharkatia, Raju Sah, Chabua, Rameshwar Dhanowar, Digboi, Pradyut Bordoloi, Margherita, Dileshwar Tanti, Doom Dooma, Bolin Chetia, Sadiya.