Guwahati: Litterateur and researcher Dr Basanta Kumar Goswami has been elected as the President of Asom Sahitya Sabha in Assam on Sunday.
Goswami has been elected president with a total of 384 votes.
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He won by defeating Upen Rabha Hakacham who got 309 votes.
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The election, which saw a total of 849 district and branch units casting their votes, was marked by a brief altercation at the Bhrigu Kumar Phukan Auditorium in Dadara.
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In other key results, Padum Rajkhowa won the election for deputy president, while Debajit Bora was elected as the organization’s general secretary.
The ballot boxes were sealed on December 5 and stored at Meghdoot Bhavan in Guwahati, as confirmed by Dr Surjya Kanta Hazarika, the outgoing president of Asam Sahitya Sabha.