Guwahati, May 4 (PTI) Assam Agriculture Minister and AGP president Atul Bora retained the Bokakhat assembly constituency for the third consecutive term, defeating Raijor Dal’s Hari Prasad Saikia by 60,537 votes, according to the Election Commission.
Bora polled 80,987 votes, while Saikia secured 20,450 votes.
He has been a minister in both the BJP governments under Sarbananda Sonowal and Himanta Biswa Sarma.
Bora was the Minister of Agriculture, Horticulture and Food Processing, Animal Husbandry and Veterinary in Sarma’s cabinet.
A former member of the All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) during the anti-foreigners’ agitation, he represented the Golaghat constituency from 1996 till 2016, but shifted to nearby Bokakhat in 2016 from where he has been elected for the third consecutive term.
He was also a minister in the AGP government, led by Prafulla Kumar Mahanta, from 1996-2001. PTI DG RBT
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