Overview
- AIUDF president Badruddin Ajmal issued a late-Monday circular naming candidates for nine constituencies across Assam.
- Three sitting MLAs feature in the list: Nizanur Rahman in Gauripur, Aminul Islam shifted to Rupahihat from Dhing, and Hafiz Rafiqul Islam moved to Mandia after Jania was scrapped in the 2023 delimitation.
- Two women were nominated, with Minakshi Rahman set for Paka Betbari and Sabana Aktar for Bilasipara.
- Former Congress MLA Abu Taher Bepari will contest from Parbatjhora, and ex-AAMSU president Rejaul Karim Sarkar is fielded in Srijangram after his brief, rescinded Congress stint in January.
- Party sources say more lists are coming and selections emphasized grassroots work and local outreach, following the recent exits of Karim Uddin Barbhuiya, Abdul Aziz and Zakir Hussain Laskar.