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Guwahati: The Assam BJP pushed its chips to the center on September 8. Party president Dilip Saikia released a list of 38 candidates for the 2026 Silchar Municipal Corporation election. The move follows a decisive meeting of the state election committee.
The ticket covers all 38 wards, including spots reserved for women and Scheduled Caste members. Candidates include Biswajit Das in Ward 1, Saurav Kanti Nath in Ward 2, Doli Das in Ward 3, Sibani Rani Das in Ward 4, Dipak Das in Ward 5, and Kanchan Deb in Ward 6. Ataur Rahman Laskar takes Ward 17, while Joy Das, Arabindu Das, Bhakti Sen Talukdar, and Sumana Das secure Wards 18 through 21.
The roster continues with Paramita Chanda Gupta, Chandrima Deb, Pulak Das, Anushree Deb Bhattacharjee, Rituparna Bhattacharjee, Lipika Roy, Kuldeep Nihal Choudhury, Mrinalini Sinha, Rajashree Roy, Satarupa Dey, Chandrani Das Roy, Sushmita Purkayastha, Amarendra Paul, Sankar Bose, Uttam Goala, Pantadeep Roy, Dr Debasmita Nath, Shakti Goala, and Anup Barman. These names appeared days after Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma signaled that the list was coming soon.
The election is a high-stakes battle for the party in the Barak Valley. As party leadership prepares for the vote, the official announcement confirms that the "BJP has fielded candidates across 38 wards."
Updated at 9th September 2026 at 10:01pm
The political shuffle extends beyond the municipal list. On September 8, former Nagaon Deputy Commissioner Debasish Sharma joined the BJP alongside journalists Lenin Saurav Bora and Gunjan Kalita. State president Dilip Saikia welcomed the trio, praising Sharma’s administrative track record and social ties. While talk swirls about a potential bypoll ticket for the former bureaucrat, Saikia noted that no formal request has been made, leaving future assignments to the party brass.
Internal friction also hit the headlines as former Silchar MLA Dipayan Chakraborty killed off rumors of a party exit on September 9. Denouncing the chatter as baseless, Chakraborty reaffirmed his loyalty to the leadership while flanked by minister Krishnendu Paul. He signaled he would pursue legal action against outlets spreading what he labeled as false reports about his political future.
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