Assam assembly polls: Congress unveils fourth list of 7 candidates, leaves 11 seats for ally Raijor Dal

Congress on Friday released its fourth list of candidates for the upcoming Assam Legislative Assembly elections 2026, naming seven nominees while leaving 11 constituencies for its ally Raijor Dal as part of the alliance arrangement.

According to an official press release issued by the party’s Central Election Committee, the Congress has fielded the following candidates:

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Sl. No.	Constituency	Candidate
1	Jalukbari	Bidisha Neog
2	Tangla	Rohit Pariga
3	Biswanath	Jayanta Borah
4	Nowboicha (SC)	Dr Joy Prakash Das
5	Mahmorah	Gyandip Mohan
6	Titabor	Pran Kurmi
7	Hailakandi	Rahul Roy

The party also confirmed that it will not contest 11 constituencies, which have been left for Raijor Dal under the alliance pact:

Sl. No.	Constituency
1	Manas
2	Dalgaon
3	Dhing
4	Kaliabor
5	Tezpur
6	Sissibargaon
7	Margherita
8	Digboi
9	Sibsagar
10	Mariani
11	Bokakhat

The announcement was made in a press note issued by AICC General Secretary K. C. Venugopal on March 20, 2026.

Congress had earlier released its third list of 22 candidates on Thursday, which included four sitting MLAs, two of whom are working presidents of the state unit. The party had announced 42 candidates in its first list on March 3 and 23 candidates in its second list.

The Congress is leading an opposition alliance in the state that includes the Communist Party of India (Marxist), Assam Jatiya Parishad and Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation, while discussions with Raijor Dal are ongoing.

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Among prominent candidates named in earlier lists are state party chief Gaurav Gogoi from Jorhat, Leader of Opposition Debabrata Saikia from Nazira and former PCC president Ripun Bora from Barchalla.

The Congress has been out of power in Assam since 2016, with the BJP-led government seeking a third consecutive term. In the outgoing Assembly, the Bharatiya Janata Party has 64 MLAs, while its allies Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) have nine members, United People’s Party Liberal (UPPL) seven and Bodoland People’s Front (BPF) three.

In the opposition camp, the Congress has 26 MLAs, the All India United Democratic Front has 15 members and the CPI(M) has one MLA, along with an Independent legislator.