Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal talks with media after BJP partys winning trend during counting day of Assam Assembly Elections, at the office, in Guwahati, Sunday, May 2, 2021. PTI
Guwahati, May 2
Senior Assam minister Himanta Biswa Sarma of the BJP on Sunday defeated Romen Chandra Borthakur of the Congress by 1,01,911 votes to retain Jalukbari constituency, an official said.
In the outgoing government of Assam, Sarma held portfolios of education, health, finance and public works department (PWD). PTI
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