Guwahati, Aug 28 (PTI) Five Congress members have submitted applications seeking party tickets to contest the by-election to the Nagaon Lok Sabha constituency in Assam, party sources said on Friday.
Those who submitted their applications are former MLAs Sibamoni Bora and Durlav Chamua, besides Imdad Hussain, Maidul Islam Khan and Ranjit Barman.
The by-election has been necessitated by the resignation of former Lok Sabha MP Pradyut Bordoloi, who joined the BJP in March, ahead of the Assembly elections in the state held in April.
The deadline for submitting applications ended on Friday.
Along with the application forms, the aspiring contestants also submitted a non-refundable demand draft of Rs 1 lakh in favour of the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee and a certified copy of the electoral rolls bearing their names to the party’s treasurer.
The date for the bypoll is yet to be announced by the Election Commission. PTI DG DG MNB
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