Congress Announces 42 Names as Assam Assembly Election Candidates, Gaurav Gogoi Named for Jorhat

Guwahati: The Indian National Congress has announced a list of 42 candidates for the upcoming Assam Legislative Assembly elections, with its state chief, Gaurav Gogoi, being named as the candidate for the Jorhat Constituency.

Gaurav Gogoi, who currently represents Jorhat in the Lok Sabha and serves as Deputy Leader of the Congress in the Lower House, may be one of the most influential candidates.

The announcement was made by the All India Congress Committee (AICC) Parliamentary Board through a press release issued by General Secretary KC Venugopal.

Other notable inclusions in the first list are:
- Ripun Bora from Barchalla
- Debabrata Saikia from Nazira
- Pranjal Ghatowar from Chabua-Lahowal
- Pranati Phukan from Naharkatia
- Utpal Gogoi from Sonari
- Ajoy Kumar Gogoi from Demow

The full slate of 42 candidates announced so far is as follows:

1. Gauripur – Abdus Sobahan Ali Sarkar  
2. Goalpara West (ST) – Markline Marak  
3. Bongaigaon – Girish Baruah  
4. Barpeta (SC) – Mahananda Sarkar  
5. Boko-Chaygaon (ST) – Ramen Singh Rabha  
6. Hajo-Sualkuchi (SC) – Nandita Das  
7. Kamalpur – Satyabrat Kalita  
8. Dispur – Mira Borthakur Goswami  
9. Barkhetri – Diganta Barman  
10. Nalbari – Ashok Kumar Sarma  
11. Tihu – Ratul Patuwary  
12. Sipajhar – Binanda Kumar Saikia  
13. Jagiroad (SC) – Bubul Das  
14. Rupahihat – Nurul Huda  
15. Samaguri – Tanzil Hussain  
16. Raha (SC) – Utpal Bania  
17. Lumding – Swapan Kar  
18. Barchalla – Ripun Bora  
19. Bihpuria – Narayan Bhuyan  
20. Jonai (ST) – Raj Kumar Medak  
21. Doomdooma – Durga Bhumij  
22. Margherita – Prateek Bordoloi  
23. Chabua-Lahowal – Pranjal Ghatowar  
24. Duliajan – Dhruba Gogoi  
25. Naharkatia – Pranati Phukan  
26. Sonari – Utpal Gogoi  
27. Demow – Ajoy Kumar Gogoi  
28. Nazira – Debabrata Saikia  
29. Majuli (ST) – Indraneel Pegu  
30. Teok – Pallabi Saikia Gogoi  
31. Jorhat – Gaurav Gogoi  
32. Golaghat – Bitupan Saikia  
33. Bokajan (ST) – Raton Engti  
34. Rongkhang (ST) – Augustine Enghee  
35. Lakhipur – M. Santi Kumar Singha  
36. Udharbond – Ajit Singh  
37. Barkhola – Amit Kumar Kalwar  
38. Silchar – Abhijit Paul  
39. Sonai – Aminul Haque Lasker  
40. Karimganj North – Jakaria Ahmed  
41. Patharkandi (Ratharkandi) – Kartik Sena Sinha  
42. Ram Krishna Nagar (SC) – Suruchi Roy  

The Congress is expected to release additional lists in the coming days as nominations and campaigning intensify for the Assam Assembly elections scheduled in 2026.

It may be mentioned that earlier, it was reported that the Congress may field Gaurav Gogoi for the Jorhat seat, but there were speculations that the Congress may release the list only after dates for the pollings were announced.

The Congress in Assam in the past few days have witnessed certain setbacks as some of its leaders, including former APCC president Bhupen Borah, switched sides with the BJP.

However, party insiders claimed that they were confident that the exit of certain members would not affect the party’s influence in the state.

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