1. BJP rectifies the Assam LS candidate list after initial oversight.
2. Swift correction follows the party’s failure to acknowledge the recent delimitation in Assam.
3. Revised list ensures accuracy ahead of upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
Guwahati, March 03: After an embarrassing listing error in their initial election announcement, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) swiftly corrected its mistake by releasing a revised list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in Assam.
The error stemmed from the party’s failure to acknowledge recent delimitation exercises in Assam, resulting in inaccurate constituency listings.
The revised list now reflects the current names of constituencies and the candidates who will be contesting.
Following the BJP’s announcement of its first list of candidates on March 2, discrepancies surfaced regarding the allocation of constituencies. Karimganj was incorrectly labeled as a Scheduled Caste (SC) constituency, whereas it is Silchar that holds this status.
Additionally, Mangaldai was initially listed as a constituency but has since been replaced with the Darrang-Udalguri constituency.
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Furthermore, Tezpur has been renamed Sonitpur, and Kaliabor has transitioned to Kaziranga, which now stands as a separate constituency.
The inaccuracies in the BJP’s listing have raised concerns and prompted questions about the party’s attention to detail and adherence to electoral guidelines.
Despite these errors, the Assam BJP has yet to provide any official comment on the matter.
The confusion arises from the delimitation exercise conducted by the Election Commission of India (ECI) in August 2023. After extensive consultations with stakeholders, the ECI published the final delimitation order for the Assembly and Parliamentary Constituencies of Assam.
Based on the 2001 Census figures provided by the Census Commissioner, all Assembly and Parliamentary Constituencies in Assam were delimited per Article 170 and Article 82 of the Constitution.
The State Legislative Assembly in Assam has 126 seats, while the House of People is allocated 14 seats for the state.
These figures, based solely on the 2001 Census data, have guided the delimitation process to ensure fair and accurate representation in electoral constituencies.
