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BJP Names Former Nagaon District Commissioner Devasish Sharma As Bypoll Candidate

The pick has prompted formal complaints to the Election Commission over his swift move from district election officer to party candidate.

Rajya Sabha MP Tarun Chugh said the party’s central election committee had approved Devasish Sharma’s name for the Nagaon Lok Sabha bypoll (Facebook)
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma addresses the State Executive meeting of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Guwahati.
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Overview

  • The BJP's Central Election Committee approved Devasish Sharma as its Nagaon Lok Sabha bypoll candidate on Friday, September 11, starting party mobilisation for the October 6 vote and October 9 count.
  • Sharma took voluntary retirement as Nagaon District Commissioner on September 3 and joined the BJP around September 8 before receiving the party ticket.
  • Congress leaders have filed formal representations with the Election Commission alleging irregularities and questioning Sharma's neutrality while he served as District Election Officer.
  • The Nagaon seat became vacant after two-term Congress MP Pradyut Bordoloi resigned, joined the BJP and won a state assembly seat, making this bypoll a test of the BJP's ability to win in a constituency it has not traditionally held.
  • Campaigns and organisational drives are under way with nominations due by September 16 and senior BJP leaders set to join the campaign after September 15, which could reshape local voter outreach and heighten scrutiny of election administration practices.