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GUWAHATI: In a major embarrassment for Congress , Dilwar Hussain, who has a case against him for rhino poaching in Kaziranga, won the panchayat president’s seat in Biswanath district’s Suwaguri. Ganesh Doley, another rhino poacher who has even served a jail term , also contested on an AGP ticket for the Moridhari panchayat seat in AGP chief and minister Atul Bora’s constituency Bokakhat in Golaghat. However, he lost.Congress said the party made a last-ditch effort to withdraw Hussain’s nomination, but failed. People voted for him,” he said.Hussain did not take calls, but his supporters said he is a reformed person now. “When we came to know Hussain’s background, we promptly moved to reject his nomination on our symbol..