The BJP has released the names of 90 candidates for the upcoming 2026 Assam Assembly elections. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, a key figure in this year’s Assam elections, is also on the list.
He is contesting from his traditional constituency, Jalukbari, a BJP stronghold in Assam, having won all previous assembly elections there in 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 and 2021.
Another prominent candidate is Pradyut Bordoloi, who ended his lifelong association with Congress to join the BJP. He will now contest from Dispur Assembly constituency. Meanwhile, another Congress leader, Bhupen Borah, has switched to the BJP and will contest from the Bihpuria constituency. The list has various key factors such as dropping 11 existing MLAs and fielding only 5 women candidates.
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Later, the BJP Central Election Commission released a second list of two candidates, namely Sushri Krishna Saha from Dalgaon and Jiban Gogoi from Sisibargaon.
List of BJP candidates for Assam elections | Full list
- Shri Ashwini Rai Sarkar – Golakganj
- Shri Uttam Prasad – Dhubri
- Smt. Madhavi Das – Persingh Garua
- Shri Pabitra Rabha – Goalpara West (ST)
- Shree Tankeswar Rabha – Goalpara East (ST)
- Shri Arun Kumar Dey – Abhayapuri
- Shri Ranjit Kumar Das – Bijni
- Shri Ranjit Kumar Das – Bhabanipur-Surbhuj
- Shri Badal Chandra Arya – Mandya
- Smt. Justina Kalita-Chamarajan
- Shri Raju Mitch – Buku Chaigaon (ST)
- Shri Himanshu Shekhar Bishya – Balaspari
- Shri Bhavesh Kalita – Rangia
- Shri Diganta Kalita – Kamalpur
- Shri Pradyut Bordoloi – Dispur
- Shri Diplo Ranjan Sarmah – New Guwahati
- Shri Vijay Kumar Gupta – Guwahati Central
- Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma – Jalukbari
- Shri Narayan Deka – Barkhitri
- Shri Jayanta Malla Baruah – Nalbari
- Shri Chandramohan Patwari – Tihu
- Shri Biswajit Daimary – Tamulpur (ST)
- Shri Victor Kumar Das – Goreeswar
- Shri Bikan Chandra Deka – Tangla
- Dr. Paramananda Rajbongshi – Sibagar
- Smt. Neelima Devi – Mangaldai
- Shri Bijosh Hazarika – Jagirawad (SC)
- Shri Rama Kanta Deori – Morigaon
- Dr. Mukut Kumar Debnath-Deng
- Shri Anil Saikia – Samajuri
- Shri Jeetu Goswami – Barhampur
- Shri Rupak Sarmah – Nagaon-Batadrabha
- Shri Sashi Kanta Das – Comfort (SC)
- Shri Siladitya Dev – Hojai
- Shri Sibu Misra – Lumding
- Shri Ashok Singhal – Dhikiajuli
- Shri Ritu Baran Sarmah – Parshala
- Shri Krishna Kamal Tanti – Rangapara
- Shri Padma Hazarika – Nadwar
- Shri Pallab Lochan Das – Biswanath
- Shri Munendra Das – Bhali (SC)
- Shri Utpal Bora – Johpur
- Shri Bhupen Kumar Bora – Bhipuria
- Shri Rishiraj Hazarika – Rongunadi
- Shri Manab Deka – Lakhimpur
- Shri Laba Kumar Doli – Dhakwakhana (ST)
- Dr. Ranoj Biju – Dhemaji (ST)
- Shri Boban Biju – Junai (ST)
- Shri Pauline Chetia – Saadiya
- Shri Rupesh Jwala – Dum Dumma
- Shri Bhaskar Sharma – Margarita
- Shri Soren Phukan – Digboi
- Shri Sanjoy Kisan – Makum
- Shri Polok Gohain – Tinsukia
- Shri Binod Hazarika – Chabua Lahawal
- Shri Prasanta Phukan – Dibrugarh
- Shri Chakradhar Gogoi – Khwang
- Shri Rameswar Teli – Dulayagan
- Shri Bimal Bora – Tingkong
- Shri Taranga Gogoi – Naharkatya
- Shri Dharmeswar Kunwar – Sonari
- Shri Suraj Dhingia – Mahmoura
- Shri Sushanta Borgohain – Demo
- Shri Mayur Borgohain – Nazira
- Shri Bhuban Gham – Majuli (ST)
- Shri Hitendra Nath Goswami – Jorhat
- Shri Rupjyoti Kurmi – Mariani
- Shri Dheeraj Jwala – Titapur
- Smt. Ajanta Neog – Golaghat
- Shri Mrinal Kumar Dutta – Dergaon
- Shri Mrinal Saikia – Khamtai
- Shri Biswajit Phukan – Sarupathar
- Shri Surjya Rungvar – Bukagan (ST)
- Shree Lonsingh Tiron – Horaghat (ST)
- Smt. Nissen Terangbe – Defoe (ST)
- Dr. Tuliram Rongkhang – Rongkhang (ST)
- Dr. Heby Terron – Al-Amri (ST)
- Smt. Rupali Langthasa – Halflong (ST)
- Shri Kaushik Rai – Lakhipur
- Shri Rajdeep Jwala – Udarbund
- Shri Kamakhya Dev Purkayastha – Katiguruh
- Shri Kishore Nath – Borkhola
- Dr. Rajdeep Roy – Silchar
- Shri Amiya Kanti Das – Dhulay (SC)
- Dr. Milon Das – Hailakandi
- Shri Subrata Bhattacharjee – North Karimganj
- Shri Krishnendu Paul – Patharkandi
- Shri Bijoy Malakar – Ram Krishna Nagar (SC)
- Suchree Krishna Saha – Dalgaon
- Jiban Gogoi – Sisibargaon
This list will be updated when new names are announced for the upcoming elections in the state.
According to the Election Commission, voting to elect the 126-member Assam Assembly will be held in a single phase on April 9. The counting of votes is scheduled to take place on May 4.
