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Ajmal Nominated for Nagaon Lok Sabha By-Poll

By Drooid · Sep 16, 2026, 4:17 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

AIUDF chief Maulana Badruddin Ajmal was nominated to contest the Nagaon Lok Sabha by-poll on 15 September 2026.
The AIUDF Core Committee approved his candidacy on 15 September 2026, creating a four-corner race.
BJP nominated former IAS officer Devasish Sharma, who retired as Nagaon Deputy Commissioner on 3 September 2026.
Congress nominated former MLA Sibamoni Bora for the Nagaon seat.
Trinamool Congress nominated Abdul Salam for the Nagaon seat.

History

Historical Context

After the November 1997 collapse of the Gujral government, India held general elections on 16, 22 and 28 February 1998. The vote produced a hung Lok Sabha; Atal Bihari Vajpayee formed an NDA coalition with BJP support from 272 of 543 MPs, while the new Biju Janata Dal won nine seats in Orissa. The 2026 Nagaon by-poll, featuring BJP’s Devasish Sharma, AIUDF’s Maulana Badruddin Ajmal and Congress’s Sibamoni Bora, echoes that era’s fragmented, multi-party competition.

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Story summary

AIUDF chief Maulana Badruddin Ajmal was nominated to contest the Nagaon Lok Sabha by-poll on 15 September 2026.
The AIUDF Core Committee approved his candidacy on 15 September 2026, creating a four-corner race.
BJP nominated former IAS officer Devasish Sharma, who retired as Nagaon Deputy Commissioner on 3 September 2026.
Congress nominated former MLA Sibamoni Bora for the Nagaon seat.
Trinamool Congress nominated Abdul Salam for the Nagaon seat.

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