Gaurav Gogoi is Assam Pradesh Congress Committee President and Member of Parliament from Jorhat Lok Sabha constituency. Gogoi has been a Member of Parliament three consecutive times, having been elected to the Lok Sabha first from Kaliapur in 2014, then again in 2019, and finally from Jorhat in 2024.
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Born in Delhi, Gaurav Gogoi is the son of Tarun Gogoi, who served as Assam’s longest-serving chief minister from 2001 to 2016 and led the Indian National Congress to three successive victories in assembly elections. He received his Bachelor’s degree in Technology from Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University and later earned his Master’s degree in Public Administration from New York University.
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Before entering politics, Gaurav Gogoi was actively involved in social development and public administration. He spent time working in rural India on development initiatives through non-profit organizations, and after completing his studies at New York University, he continued in the public sector for nearly a decade before moving into electoral politics in 2014.
What happened in the previous elections?
In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Gaurav Gogoi registered a strong win from Jorhat constituency, defeating BJP MP Topun Kumar Gogoi by a margin of over 1.4 lakh votes and a poll of over 7.5 lakh votes. The result marked a significant performance for the Congress party in Assam and consolidated Gogoi’s position as a major leader in the state.
In 2025, he was appointed Assam Pradesh Congress Committee president ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections, and took on the task of rebuilding the party’s presence at the grassroots level.
Apart from electoral politics, Gogoi has been an active Member of Parliament, serving on key standing committees such as Defence, Railways and Finance. He has also been vocal on key legislative issues, including opposition to the Citizenship Amendment Act, citing its impact on Assam.
For the 2026 Assam Assembly elections, Gaurav Gogoi is contesting from Jorhat constituency, where he faces BJP’s Hitendra Nath Goswami, a two-time MLA who won the seat in 2016 and 2021. The elections are being closely watched, with the Congress anticipating Gogoi as the prime ministerial candidate in a comeback bid, while Prime Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma seeks another term. Polling was held on April 9 in all 126 constituencies, with the state recording a voter turnout of about 85.5%.
