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Former IAS Officer Debashish Sharma Nominated by BJP for Assam Lok Sabha By‑poll
✍️ India Today
🗓 12 Sep 2026, 01:33 PM
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Days after resigning from the Indian Administrative Service, Debashish Sharma has been selected as the Bharatiya Janata Party’s candidate for the upcoming Assam Lok Sabha by‑poll.
Debashish Sharma, who recently quit his position in the Indian Administrative Service, has been announced as the Bharatiya Janata Party’s candidate for the pending Lok Sabha by‑poll in Assam.
The by‑poll, called to fill a vacant parliamentary seat in the state, will see Sharma contesting against candidates from other parties as the election schedule is finalized.
Party officials said Sharma’s administrative experience is expected to bolster the BJP’s campaign in the region, while opposition leaders noted the rapid transition from civil service to electoral politics.
The by‑poll, called to fill a vacant parliamentary seat in the state, will see Sharma contesting against candidates from other parties as the election schedule is finalized.
Party officials said Sharma’s administrative experience is expected to bolster the BJP’s campaign in the region, while opposition leaders noted the rapid transition from civil service to electoral politics.