Four candidates withdrew their nominations from Dhubri election district which remained only 41 candidates for five Assembly seats in the district.

Dhubri election district comprises Dhubri, Gauripur, Golakganj, Bilasipara East and Bilasipara West Assembly constituencies and is going to Assembly election on April 6, 2021.

Out of the four independent candidates, two are from Bilasipara East Assembly constituency and one each from Dhubri and Golakganj Assembly constituencies.

Dhaneswar Roy and Sandip Kumar Debnath from Bilasipara East LACs, Nazibul Umar from Dhubri LAC and Papuli Saha from Golakganj LAC are the four independent candidates.

“After the nomination withdrawal process, a total of 23 candidates including 7 for Dhubri, 9 for Gauripur and 7 for Golakganj LACs under Dhubri  sub-division are in the contest,” Dhubri deputy commissioner-cum-returning officer Deba Kr Kalita said on Monday. 

According to official sources, the Bilasipara subdivision of Dhubri district, which comprises two Assembly seats, 11 candidates for Bilasipara East and 7 candidates for Bilasipara West LACs are in the fray.

The Assembly polls in Dhubri will be held on April 6 (third and final phase) from 7 am to 6 pm.

The counting of votes will take place on May 2.