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GUWAHATI
Three MLAs and a erstwhile Congress legislator are among the archetypal database of 9 candidates announced by the All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) precocious Monday (March 9, 2026) night.
The database released by AIUDF president and perfume baron, Maulana Badruddin Ajmal, includes 2 women and a erstwhile president of the All Assam Minority Students’ Union (AAMSU), who was successful the Congress for 3 days.
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The 3 MLAs successful the database are Nizanur Rahman, who seeks to clasp the Gauripur constituency, Aminul Islam, shifted from Dhing to the Rupahihat seat, and Rafiqul Islam, named from Mandia aft Jania, the constituency helium represents, ceased to beryllium aft the 2023 delimitation exercise.
Former Congress MLA Abu Taher Bepari, who joined the AIUDF successful 2025, volition contention from Parbatjhora. He had finished 2nd down Mr. Ajmal successful the Dhubri Lok Sabha constituency successful 2014 and 2019.
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Former AAMSU president Rejaul Karim Sarkar has been fielded from the Srijanpur constituency. In January, helium resigned from Congress 3 days aft joining it, pursuing a backlash implicit his connection astir turning Sivasagar into Dhubri and Dhubri into Sivasagar.
Sivasagar is the Assamese heartland, portion Dhubri is simply a Bengali Muslim-dominated district. The 2 women candidates successful the database are Minakshi Rahman, nominated from the Paka Betbari seat, and Sabana Aktar from the Bilasipara constituency. Ms. Rahman was the AIUDF campaigner from the Sarukhetri constituency successful 2021.
The remaining 2 candidates are Siddique Ahmed from Laharighat and Matiur Rahman from Dhing.
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The AIUDF received a setback a fewer days agone erstwhile 3 of its MLAs — each successful confederate Assam’s Barak Valley — resigned. They are Karim Uddin Barbhuiya (Sonai seat), Abdul Aziz (Badarpur), and Zakir Hussain Laskar (Hailakandi).
The minority-dominated AIUDF won 16 Assembly constituencies successful 2021. It was past a constituent of the 16-party Mahajot (grand alliance) led by Congress. The 2 parties fell retired aft the Bharatiya Janata Party-led confederation retained power.
