Assam polls: Congress releases first list of 42 candidates, Gaurav Gogoi to contest from Jorhat

Gaurav Gogoi will contest the upcoming polls from Jorhat.

The Congress on Tuesday released first list of 42 candidates for upcoming assembly polls in the state. Assam Congress President and MP Gaurav Gogoi will contest from Jorhat.

With the Election Commission of India (ECI) expected to soon announce the schedule for the 2026 Assam Assembly polls, the principal opposition Congress is confident of its prospects in at least 46 Legislative Assembly Constituencies (LACs) in the state.

There are now only 19 seats where Muslims constitute more than 50 per cent of the electorate, and in 15 of those seats, there are more than 90 per cent Muslims. We are going to win most of those constituencies.

Two members of the All India Congress Committee's Election Screening Committee — Members of Parliament Imran Masood and Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka — are set to tour several districts of Assam this week as the party moves closer to finalising its candidate list for the upcoming assembly elections.

Congress releases the first list of 42 candidates for the upcoming Assam Assembly Elections.

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Assam Congress President and MP Gaurav Gogoi to contest from Jorhat Assembly Constituency pic.twitter.com/2wlIAEZZX2 — ANI (@ANI) March 3, 2026

The visits are aimed at reviewing organisational readiness and holding ground-level consultations with party workers, prospective candidates, and community representatives.

MP Imran Masood will kick off his tour with a visit to Hojai on March 3, where he will meet district and block-level leaders, party workers, prospective candidates, sitting and former MLAs and MPs, representatives of various organisations, and members of the media.

From Hojai, Masood will travel to Donkamokam in West Karbi Anglong district for meetings with local party leaders and organisation representatives, before proceeding to Haflong in Dima Hasao district for an overnight stay. On March 4, he will attend a meeting in Haflong before departing for Delhi.