Guwahati: In the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in Assam on April 19, a total of 35 candidates are vying for the five parliamentary constituencies. Among them, fifteen candidates are ‘crorepatis,’ with independent candidate Diluwara Begum Chowdhury emerging as the wealthiest contestant, hailing from the Kaziranga seat.
The constituencies up for grabs include Jorhat, Kaziranga, Dibrugarh, Sonitpur, and Lakhimpur.
The candidate pool comprises five from the BJP, three from Congress, two from Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), one each from All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) and Bharatiya Gana Parishad (BGP), along with three independents.
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