Guwahati, March 19: The Congress declared Ripun Bora its Rajya Sabha candidates from Assam. Congress president Sonia Gandhi has approved the candidature of Bora, a party statement said.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) had on March 7 announced that the polls to fill 13 Rajya Sabha seats across six states will be held on March 31. Of the 13 seats – five are in Punjab, three in Kerala, two in Assam, and one each in Himachal Pradesh, Tripura, and Nagaland.
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For Assam, Ripun Bora (INC), who has been again declared as a Congress candidate is set to retire on April 2 along with Ranee Narah of the same party Rajya Sabha.
The remaining retirees are — Anand Sharma (INC) from Himachal Pradesh, Jharna Das (CPI-M) from Tripura, and K.G. Kenye (NPF) from Nagaland.
