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Assam bypoll: Nagaon Lok Sabha constituency profile, candidates, key facts

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Himanta Biswa Sarma campaigns for Nagaon Lok Sabha bypoll BJP candidate Debasish Sharma. | Photo Credit: ANI

Assam is heading for a byelection for one of its parliamentary seats, Nagaon, on October 6, 2026. The four-way contest for the seat is between Congress, BJP, All India United Democratic Front(AIUDF), and the Trinamool Congress (TMC).

The byelection to the Nagaon parliamentary seat was necessitated after Pradyut Bordoloi, who won in 2019 and 2024 as a Congress candidate, quit the party to join the BJP and contested the State polls in April this year. He was elected from the Dispur Assembly constituency.

The counting for the Nagaon Lok Sabha bypoll and five Assembly byelections, including the high-profile Nandigram in West Bengal, will be held on October 9.

Candidates in Nagaon

Nagaon is a General parliamentary seat, which will witness a four-way contest. The key candidates include the All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF)’s Badruddin Ajmal, and Congress' Sibamoni Bora, a former MLA. BJP has fielded former bureaucrat Devasish Sharma, while the Trinamool Congress has announced academic Abdul Salam as its candidate.

Originally published by The Hindu on Oct 2, 2026 Read the full article at thehindu.com

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