DHAKUAKHANA: Several candidates filed their nomination papers on Tuesday, the last day for nominations for the Mising Autonomous Council (MAC) election scheduled for November 30.
The election will be held in 40 constituencies under the MAC. Candidates from constituencies within the Dhakuakhana Assembly segment filed their papers amid processions of party workers and supporters.
Dr Bhupen Kaman, state vice-president of the BJP Scheduled Tribe Morcha and a former member of the BJP's state and national committees, filed his nomination from the Avanari constituency.
Monalisa Kaman Narah, the Congress nominee and a member of the Lakhimpur District Congress Committee, also filed her nomination from Avanari with leaders and workers of the Dhakuakhana and Ghilamara block Congress committees.
Sunil Kumar Pegu, chairman of the council and the ruling alliance candidate from Barnai, filed his nomination. Indra Kumar Chungkrang, a candidate from Kherkata-Dangdhara, also submitted his papers at the office of the Lakhimpur district election officer.
Senior Congress leader Nilakanta Pegu, backed by the Congress, filed his nomination from Kherkata-Dangdhara. Jatin Pegu, a central leader of the Takam Mising Parin Kebang and head of the Dhakuakhana District Tribal Sangha, also entered the contest from the constituency, raising the prospect of a multi-cornered fight.
The BJP and Sammilita Gana Shakti Assam, allies in the ruling combine, decided to contest specified seats through a seat-sharing arrangement. The Asom Gana Parishad was excluded from the arrangement.
