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Praffula Mahanta performs special puja on Polling Day

Ex Chief Minister and Leader of the Opposition Praffulla Kumar Mahanta performed special Puja at his residence in Nagaon before going to cast his vote on Monday. Mahanta along with his wife Joyshree Gowswami Mahanta performed the Puja in the morning to seek blessings from the almighty . Then Mahanta along with his family went to cast his vote at Nagaon Girls Higher Secondary school.

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