Lok Sabha Election 2024: Assam cabinet minister Parimal Suklaybaidya casts his vote

Assam cabinet minister and BJP candidate Parimal Suklaybaidya cast his vote in Silchar, Assam today  marking the start of the second phase of Lok Sabha Elections.

Suklabaidya is contesting against Surya Kanta Sarkar from the Congress and Radheshyam Biswas from Trinamool Congress, also the in the Silchar constituency.

Suklabaidya is a Cabinet Minister and holds the position of Member of the Assam Legislative Assembly.

Parimal Suklabaidya, affiliated with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), serves as the representative for the 120 Dholai constituency in Assam. Presently, he holds positions as a Cabinet Minister in the Assam government led by Himanta Biswa Sarma, overseeing significant portfolios such as Transport, Fisheries, and Excise.

Having been part of the state cabinet during the tenure of former Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, Suklabaidya continues in his ministerial role under Sarma’s leadership.

Altogether 77,26,668 electors, including 38,61,559 women and 179 third gender, are likely to exercise their franchise in 9,133 polling stations in the second phase.

Polling commenced at 7 am in Karimganj, Silchar, Diphu, Nagaon and Darrang-Udalguri constituencies.