Siddhartha Bhattacharya, Ramendra Narayan Kalita file nominations

GUWAHATI: BJP heavyweight Siddhartha Bhattacharya and Asom Gana Parishad’s Guwahati West candidate Ramendra Narayan Kalita today filed nominations for the Assam assembly elections 2021 at the Kamrup (Metro) deputy commissioner’s office.

Bhattacharya, who took to cycling on his way to file nomination, was joined by party strongman Himanta Biswa Sarma in filing the nomination for Guwahati East. A massive cycle and motorbikes rally by supporters followed the law and Guwahati Development Department minister on his way to file his nomination.

He will contest against Ashima Bordoloi of the Congress. Bordoloi is granddaughter of former chief minister Lokapriya Gopinath Bardoloi and daughter of former minister Robin Bordoloi.

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“It’s not going to be any contest. I feel pity that I will be defeating Ashima Bordoloi by a huge margin,” Bhattacharya said after filing his nomination.

Kalita, who filed nomination from Guwahati West, will face Congress’s Mira Borthakur. “Congress is not at a factor in my constituency … It takes at least six months to know a constituency. It’s not going to make any impact in 15 days,” he said.

Borthakur, who joined the Congress from BJP in January and was aspiring for the Guwahati East ticket, was a last minute choice of Congress for the Guwahati West constituency.

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Others who filed nomination here today include Dispur BJP candidate Atul Bora and Jalukbari Congress candidate Romen Borthakur.

Filing his nomination, Borthakur claimed: “People of Jalukbari want me to represent them. The people of Jalukbari and Sualkuchi are fed up Himanta Biswa Sarma. They are looking for a change.”

Sarma is the BJP candidate from the seat.

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The last date for filing nominations to the four constituencies is tomorrow. The four constiutencies will go to polls on April 6.