Gaurav Gogoi

Congress leader and Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Gaurav Gogoi, is set to make his Assembly election debut from Jorhat in the 2026 Assam polls, with the party projecting him as its chief ministerial face.

A sitting MP from Jorhat, Gogoi’s candidature marks a significant political shift as the Congress places its bets on a younger leadership to challenge the BJP. His victory in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections from Jorhat, despite an aggressive campaign by the BJP, has bolstered the party’s confidence ahead of the state contest.

The Jorhat Assembly seat presents a high-stakes battle. It is currently held by veteran BJP leader Hitendranath Goswami, who has represented the constituency five times — three consecutive terms since 1991 as an AGP candidate, and twice since 2016 on a BJP ticket. Gogoi will now take him on in what is expected to be one of the marquee contests of the election.

In the run-up to the polls, the Congress further underscored its faith in Gogoi by appointing him as the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee president, even as Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma levelled allegations against him and his wife over alleged 'Pakistan links', charges the Congress has strongly pushed back against.

According to his 2026 nomination affidavit, Gogoi and his wife Elizabeth Clare Gogoi have declared combined assets worth Rs 7.57 crore, up from Rs 4.66 crore in 2024. Gogoi’s movable assets have increased to Rs 72.59 lakh from Rs 38.30 lakh, while his immovable assets stand at Rs 2.49 crore, marginally higher than Rs 2.25 crore earlier. His wife’s movable assets have seen a sharper rise to Rs 4.36 crore from Rs 2.03 crore, while she does not own any immovable property.

Candidate Info: Gaurav Gogoi is the Indian National Congress (INC) candidate contesting from Jorhat (General) Assembly constituency for the 2026 Assam Assembly elections. This male candidate is 43 years of age, according to the election affidavit submitted to the Election Commission of India.