India, March 24 -- Nomination filings for the Assam Assembly elections closed on Monday with a surge in entries across Tinsukia district, where 27 candidates have entered the fray in six constituencies, ensuring a multi-cornered contests ahead of polling on April 9.

Candidates from major political parties - the BJP, Congress, Asom Jatiya Parishad (AJP), Trinamool Congress (TMC), Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), Raijor Dal and the Republican Party of India (RPI), along with several independents, filed their papers on March 23, turning each constituency into a competitive battleground shaped by strong local issues.

In the 81 Sadiya constituency, AJP's Jagadish Bhuyan is in the race along with independents Lalit Deori, Abraham Tirkey and Dili...