Guwahati: Congress candidate Rakibul Hussain's tsunami has swept away AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal's pride and vote share in Dhubri Lok Sabha constituency. Not only has the invincible Ajmal been restrained, but Hussain has won by a record margin of votes.
Rakibul the record breaker
Congress candidate from Dhubri Lok Sabha seat Rakibul Hussain has won by a huge margin of 10,12,476 votes. Deputy leader of Congress Legislature Party in the state, Hussain, left the Samaguri assembly constituency and contested the Dhubri Lok Sabha seat, which is the stronghold of AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal. Before the elections the only question that was making rounds was whether Hussain can defeat Ajmal, who was eyeing a fourth straight term in the Parliament.
Tsunami of Votes:
But Congress candidate Hussain had thrown a massive challenge to Ajmal. On June 4, when results were declared, Hussain not only thwarted out Ajmal from his fort but handed the three-time MP a crushing defeat.
After the counting concluded, people’s mandate was that Rakibul Hussain got 14,71,885 votes while Ajmal managed only 4,59,409 votes. On the other hand, NDA alliance backed AGP candidate Zabed Islam got 4,38,594 votes.
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