Itanagar/UNI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday announced the name of Tsering Lhamu, wife of former MLA Jambey Tashi, as its official candidate for the bye-election to Lumla Assembly Constituency in Tawang district of Arunachal Pradesh.
The BJPs central election committee gave its approval on her name, along with that of West Bengals Dilip Saha for the Sagardighi Assembly seat, a release from the Saffron party said.
The Lumla seat fell vacant following the death of incumbent BJP MLA Jambey Tashi on November 2 last year.
The bypolls to Lumla Assembly Constituency in Arunachal Pradesh and Sagardighi Assembly seat under Murshidabad district in West Bengal are scheduled to be held on February 27, the results of which will be announced on March 2 next.
Last week, Arunachal Pradeshs lone regional political outfit, Peoples Party of Arunachal (PPA), announced the name of 37-year-old Gaon Burah (village head)-turned-politician Leki Norbu as its candidate for the Lumla Assembly seat.
