76% turn out in Kokrajhar
The parliamentary election for No. 5 Kokrajhar Lok Sabha was concluded with poll related violence at Harbanga under Tulsibil police outpost and recorded with 76.22 percent vote by 5 pm on Thursday .
Deputy Commissioner and Returning Officer for No. 5 Kokrajhar Lok Sabha constituency Nitin Khade said that in the Kokrajhar HPC there was recorded of turnout of poling 76.22 percent in 10 Assembly segments in the third and final phase of election. He said that there will be re-poll in seven polling stations- two polling stations in Harabangha and one each in Khumguri Madhurjhar, Jamunatari, Bamunigaon, Balapara I and Balapara II in Tulsibil area under Gossaigaon subdivision in Kokrajhar dsitrict. He also said that the Election Commission of India will decide the date of re-poll.
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Independent candidate backed by Janagostiya Aikhya Manch and ULFA (Pro-talk) leader Naba Kumar Sarania(Hira) won the No. 5 Kokrajhar Lok Sabha seat at a huge votes.Sarania defeated his nearest Independent candidate Urkhao Gwra Brahma by a margin of over three lakhs of votes.BPF candidate Chandan Brahma adjusted third spot in the election.
The counting of parliamentary election result for No. 5 Kokrajhar HPC begins from 8 am today with security vigil arrangements in the district to stop unwanted incidents. However, the district administration relaxed indefinite curfew for 13-hours from 5 am to 6 pm during the counting of result on Friday.Six candidates from various party and Independents contested the Kokrajhar HPC including Chandan Brahma(BPF), Ranjit Sekhar Moopshahary(TMC),Urkhao Gwra Brahma(Ind),Sansuma Khunguur Bwiswmuthiary(Ind),Naba Kumar Sarania(Ind) and Sabdharam Rabha(Ind) and peoples mandate will give clear picture after declaration of result. A tight security arrangement has been made in the district,...
An IED weighing of around 4 kgs was recovered from Jadumani village under Fakiragram police station late last night, a day ahead of parliamentary election result counting tomorrow in Kokrajhar. Police said that getting tiptop information about the IED police raided the area and recovered the IED last night wee hour from a house. Police arrested two persons identified as Kripa Roy and Jayanta Roy for involving keeping with IED which was kept by KLO militants. The IED was later diffused by bomb squad expert in Kokrajhar, police added.
Independent candidate backed by ABSU and its allied organizations like BPPF, UDPF, PJACBM and NDFB (P) Urkhao Gwra Brahma of Kokrajhar Lok Sabha has alleged that there is thin security arrangement in the strong room as well as in the district, which had witnessed violence recently in the region after parliamentary election.He has expressed his feared that there was suspect ion of EVM tempering during recent BTAD violence by the ruling party, as there was no tight security in the strong room and entire region. He said that winning and defeating in the election is the minor thing for him.He has claimed that he will win the election in huge votes as peoples voted him for...
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Police arrested three persons in connection with the killing of AIUDF leader Suleman Ali Mandal in Gossaigaon on Thursday.Familiy members said that Suleman was murdered late last by three youth of the same village at around 11.30 pm when they called for night duty in the village. Later they recovered his body. The murderer had also looted cash Rupees 20,000 and an ATM card.The culprits were identified as Jamad Sheik, Khale Ali Sheik and Abdul Sheik.
Chief minister Tarun Gogoi faced no less ire of the people for alliance with BPF who has been allegedly fomenting trouble in BTAD during his day long visit to the trouble torn areas on Monday.Gogoi had listened to the victims’ family member when he visited them door to door in Balapara area in Gossaigaon subdivision.The chief minister visited five family members a couple of days after the miscreants killed their members. Apart from financial assistance and steps for early rehabilitation, the chief minister openly announced exemplary punishment to the perpetrators.“Let the probe indict the perpetrators. I won’t spare anybody,” a visibly angry Gogoi told reporters...
Security has been beefed up in the BTAD area on the eve of Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi’s visit on Wednesday to take stock of the sitution in the region. Gogoi will visit in Baksa and Kokrajhar. He is likely to land at Narayanguri at around 12 pm and at Balapara at 2 pm.
The Bodoland Peoples Progressive Front on Tuesday demanded a thorough probe into the bloodletting in BTAD areas so that the culprits are given exemplary punishment.Speaking the Reporters at the BPPF party office here in Kokrajhar on Tuesday, Rabiram Narzary said the NIA who is given charge to investigate into killings in BTAD should be given free and fair hand into incident and government should not be intervened over issues. He has expressed serious concerned into killings of innocent peoples in the region said such kind killing are very unfortunate and shamed for region.Narzary has demanded seizure all illegal arms for an arms free society said Bodo people has been the...
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