Overview
- Announcing 23 more names, the All India Congress Committee said it has now declared candidates for 65 of 126 seats and kept about 15 constituencies for allies, including Bhowanipur-Sorbhoog, Bajali, Palasbari, Guwahati Central, Goreswar, Morigaon and Barhampur.
- Assam Congress president Gaurav Gogoi is officially fielded from Jorhat as he makes his assembly election debut.
- The latest lists feature several notable nominees such as former MP Abdul Khaleque in Mandia, Ripun Bora in Barchalla, Mira Borthakur in Dispur and Mahananda Sarkar in Barpeta (SC).
- High-visibility constituencies drawing attention include Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s Jalukbari, Jorhat, Nazira, Golaghat, Duliajan, Dispur, Barchalla, Samaguri, Silchar, Kokrajhar and Barpeta, with Kokrajhar newly constituted after the 2023 delimitation.
- Community blocs—including Assamese voters, Bengali-speaking and Assamese Muslims, tea-tribe communities and indigenous tribal groups—are expected to shape outcomes as the state votes in a single phase on April 9.