MORE than 1.59 lakh people have been declared as ‘foreigners’ in Assam so far, CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Monday. He said that another 96,000 have been marked as ‘Doubtful’ (D) voters. Sarma, who also holds the Home portfolio, said 100 Foreigners’ Tribunals (FTs), which deal with the citizenship issue of D-voters in the State, are currently functional in the State. He was responding to a question by Opposition AIUDF legislator Aminul Islam in the Assembly. The Chief Minister said that 1,59,353 people have been declared as foreigners by these tribunals till December 31, 2023.