Jorhat assembly election result 2026: In Hitendra Nath Goswami vs Gaurav Gogoi, who is winning?

Hitendra Nath Goswami of the Bharatiya Janata Party, who has represented the seat on and off for over 20 years, defeated Gaurav Gogoi of the Indian National Congress by a margin of 23,128 votes in the Jorhat Assembly constituency in Assam. The constituency is located in Jorhat district and is part of Assam’s wider electoral landscape.

2026 candidates and profiles

In the 2026 Assam Assembly elections, BJP candidate Hitendra Nath Goswami is contesting from Jorhat. He is a sitting MLA and a postgraduate by qualification. According to his affidavit, he has declared total assets worth ₹2.2 crore, no liabilities, and an annual income of ₹12.8 lakh. He has also declared no pending criminal cases.

Congress candidate Gaurav Gogoi is contesting from Jorhat. He is a postgraduate and currently serves as a Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha. As per his affidavit, he has declared assets worth ₹7.8 crore and liabilities of ₹6 lakh, with an annual income of ₹85.9 lakh. He has declared one pending criminal case, including two serious charges.

2026 Jorhat Assembly election results

Candidate Name	Party	Vote Share (%)
Hitendra Nath Goswami	BJP	To be updated
Gaurav Gogoi	CONG	To be updated
Pranab Priyankush Dutta	AAAP	To be updated
Hemanta Kumar Pegu	SUCI(C)	To be updated
NOTA	NOTA	To be updated

2021 Jorhat Assembly election results

Candidate Name	Party	Votes	Vote Share (%)
Hitendra Nath Goswami	BJP	68,321	48.84
Rana Goswami	INC	61,833	44.20
Nirod Changkakoti	ASMJTYP	6,925	4.95
NOTA	NOTA	1,717	1.23
Ranjit Baruah	IND	1,100	0.79

2016 Jorhat Assembly election results

Candidate Name	Party	Votes	Vote Share (%)
Hitendra Nath Goswami	BJP	69,209	52.91
Rana Goswami	INC	55,571	42.48
Nirmal Chandra Gogoi	CPM	1,548	1.18
Prodyut Kumar Bora	LDP	1,372	1.05
NOTA	NOTA	1,184	0.91
Others	—	—	1.47

In the 2021 Assam Assembly elections, the constituency had 1,86,273 registered voters, of whom 1,39,896 valid votes were cast. Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Hitendra Nath Goswami won the seat with 68,321 votes. Congress candidate Rana Goswami finished second with 61,833 votes, losing by a margin of 6,488 votes.

In the 2016 Assembly elections, Jorhat had 1,63,793 electors with 1,30,809 valid votes recorded. Hitendra Nath Goswami of the BJP won the seat with 69,209 votes, defeating Congress candidate Rana Goswami, who secured 55,571 votes. The margin of victory was 13,638 votes.

Exit poll reactions and political response

Rashtriya Janata Dal MP Manoj Jha has dismissed exit poll projections indicating a strong performance by the Bharatiya Janata Party across Assam and West Bengal, saying that final results should be awaited and questioning exit poll methodology.

Congress MP Manickam Tagore has also rejected exit poll projections favouring the BJP, calling them “commercialised” and urging caution until official results are declared. He also highlighted voter turnout trends in Tamil Nadu.

Exit poll projections

Exit polls for Assam have projected that the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance is likely to retain power for a third consecutive term. Axis My India has projected 88 to 100 seats for the NDA and 24 to 36 seats for the Congress-led alliance. JVC has projected 88 to 101 seats for the NDA and 23 to 33 seats for the Congress-led alliance, with 0 to 2 seats for AIUDF and three for others. Matrize has projected 85 to 95 seats for the BJP-led alliance, 25 to 32 seats for the Congress-led alliance, and 6 to 12 seats for others.