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Candidate Name: Hem Kanta Miri
Party: Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
Constituency: Dhemaji
Hem Kanta Miri is from Bongalmora Miri Gaon (village), Bihpuriain Lakhimpur district. He is 38 years old. His father's name is Late Mahesh Miri.
He is a Law graduate from North Lakhimpur Law College, 2008 batch.
In the 2016 Assam Assembly election, Hem Kanta Miri, a Socialist Unity Centre of India (SUCI) candidate was defeated by Pradan Baruah of BJP. Hem Kanta Miri got 524 votes while Pradan Baruah won with 69,592 votes.