Assam’s Nagaon Lok Sabha seat, last held by Congress in 2019 and 2024, will be contested on Tuesday after Pradyut Bordoloi defected to the BJP and won the Dispur Assembly seat in the 2026 state polls.
BJP’s nominee, former Nagaon Deputy Commissioner Debashish Sharma, resigned from the IAS on 3 September and joined the party on 8 September before being fielded, while Congress has backed former Batadroba MLA Sibamoni Bora; AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal has entered the fray, promising an independent alternative.
Campaign violence erupted when a Congress convoy was pelted with stones and bottles in Barma, Samaguri, with leader Gaurav Gogoi blaming BJP workers—an accusation the BJP’s Himanta Biswa Sarma dismissed as intra‑party sabotage.
With AIUDF’s 8.9% vote share in 2024, the three‑way contest threatens to split the opposition vote, giving BJP a chance to convert Bordoloi’s switch into a parliamentary win and leaving Congress to fight a narrow defense.
Election officials have set a strict security protocol for the day, and the first count will be announced by noon, with the result shaping the balance of power in the Assam Lok Sabha delegation.