‘Divided and cornered’: Disquiet grows in Dhubri, Barpeta over widening faultline as delimitation redraws the fray
In the Chenga area of Assam’s Barpeta district, the set of Lok Sabha candidates shown on election posters can change completely from one village to the next. In Sutiyapara village, posters plastered on houses, shops and walls are of candidates for the Barpeta Lok Sabha seat. But upon entering the next village, Kakdhowa, the posters are for the Dhubri constituency candidates. Go a little further to Hila Bazar, and the Barpeta candidates’ posters can be seen again.