BJP Names Former Nagaon DC Devasish Sharma as By‑poll Candidate

The central election committee’s pick signals the party’s bid to hold Nagaon by appealing to development-minded, young, minority voters before the October 6 poll.

Overview

The BJP formally approved Devasish Sharma as its Nagaon Lok Sabha bypoll candidate on Friday, September 11, in a Central Election Committee communication signed by Tarun Chugh.
Sharma resigned his civil service post and joined the BJP this month after a long tenure in Nagaon, and the party is highlighting his local administrative experience as the basis for his campaign.
The by-election is scheduled for October 6 with counting on October 9 and nominations must be filed before the September 16 deadline.
The race is shaping up as a multi‑cornered contest with the TMC and AIUDF already in the field and the Congress yet to name its candidate, making minority and youth votes key battlegrounds.
A complaint about decisions taken during Sharma’s tenure as district commissioner has been lodged with election authorities and party leaders say the bypoll will test the BJP’s recent gains after Pradyut Bordoloi vacated the seat by joining the party.