HomeIndia NewsPolitics NewsJorhat Election Result 2026 Assam: Gaurav Gogoi takes on 4-time MLA Hitendra Nath Goswami
Though currently a Member of Parliament and Assam Pradesh Congress Committee President, this will be Gaurav Gogoi’s first assembly election.
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In Assam, the surname Gogoi carries much political weight. Tarun Gogoi, former Chief Minister, led the state for 15 years and remains a respected figure. Now, his son, Gaurav Gogoi of the Congress, is stepping into state politics. He is contesting the Jorhat Assembly seat.
Currently a Member of Parliament and Assam Pradesh Congress Committee President, this will be Gaurav Gogoi’s first assembly election. In 2024, he won the Jorhat Lok Sabha seat by over 25,000 votes.
Standing in his way is incumbent four-time MLA Hitendra Nath Goswami, a senior BJP leader and former Speaker of the Assam Assembly. Goswami held the seat in 2016 and 2021 consecutively.
Jorhat, a key constituency in Upper Assam, has seen power alternate between different parties over the decades. In the early years, Congress dominated the seat. From the 1990s onward, regional parties such as the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) gained strength in Upper Assam, with Hitendra Nath Goswami winning the constituency in 1991 for the AGP.
Later, Congress’s Rana Goswami emerged as a strong challenger, winning in 2006 and 2011, before the seat returned to Goswami, who has held it since.
Jorhat includes both urban areas and middle-class neighbourhoods, with voters influenced by the region’s socio-cultural identity. In 2021, the constituency had 1,86,273 registered voters.
Assam elections 2026: Jorhat Assembly constituency voting date
Assam voted in a single phase on April 9, with results set to be announced on May 4.
Assam elections 2026: Jorhat candidate list
For the 2026 Assam Assembly elections, BJP’s Hitendra Nath Goswami is defending his seat against Gaurav Gogoi of the Congress.
| Candidates | Party |
| Gaurav Gogoi | Congress |
| Hemanta Kumar Pegu | SUCI(C) |
| Hitendra Nath Goswami | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Pranab Priyankush Dutta | Aam Aadmi Party |
Assam elections 2021: Jorhat constituency results
In the 2021 Assam Assembly elections, the Jorhat constituency witnessed a closely contested battle. BJP’s Hitendra Nath Goswami won, securing 68,321 votes. This was 49.44% of the total votes cast.
The Congress candidate, Rana Goswami, finished a close second with 61,833 votes (44.75%).
Other candidates included Nirod Changkakoti of the Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP), who received 6,925 votes (5.01%), and independent candidate Ranjit Baruah, who got 1,100 votes (0.8%).
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(Edited by : Sudarsanan Mani)
First Published:
May 4, 2026 9:24 AM
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