The Congress party on Tuesday released its first list of 42 candidates for the upcoming Assam Legislative Assembly Elections 2026.
The list was finalized by the party’s Central Election Committee and released by AICC General Secretary K C Venugopal.
Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president and Lok Sabha MP Gaurav Gogoi will contest from the Jorhat constituency.
Senior Congress leader Ripun Bora will contest from Barchalla, while Satyabrat Kalita is fielded from Kamalpur seat. Tanzil Hussain, son of former minister and Lok Sabha MP, Rakibul Hussain is fielded from Samaguri.
Son of former minister Bhumidhar Barman, Diganta Barman will contest Barkhetri seat. Son of former minister and Nagaon MP Pradyut Bordoloi, Prateek Bordoloi will contest from Margherita.
Pranjal Ghatowar, son of former Union minister Pawan Singh Ghatowar, will contest from the Chabua-Lahowal seat, while Mira Borthakur Goswami will be the party’s candidate from the Dispur Assembly constituency.
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Other candidates named in the first phase include Abdus Sobahan Ali Sarkar from Gauripur, Markline Marak from Goalpara West (ST), Girish Baruah from Bongaigaon, Mahananda Sarkar from Barpeta (SC), Ramen Singh Rabha from Boko-Chaygaon (ST), Nandita Das from Hajo-Sualkuchi (SC), Diganta Barman from Barkhetri, Ashok Kumar Sarma from Nalbari, Ratul Patuwary from Tihu, Binanda Kumar Saikia from Sipajhar, Bubul Das from Jagiroad (SC), Nurul Huda from Rupohihat, among others.
The announcement marks the formal launch of the Congress party’s campaign for the state elections. The selections reflect the party’s strategy to strengthen its grassroots presence across Upper Assam, Lower Assam, the Barak Valley, and the hill districts.
