Archive · 15 Sep 2026
Assam Nagaon Bypoll Sets Former Bureaucrats Against Each Other
People in the Nagaon Lok Sabha area will vote in a special election.
Congress has chosen Sibamoni Bora as its candidate.
The BJP has chosen Devasish Sharma.
Both candidates have worked in government administration.
Bora previously won the Batadroba Assembly seat in 2021.
That Assembly seat was later abolished during delimitation and its area was included in Nagaon-Batadraba.
The election became necessary after Pradyut Bordoloi left Congress and joined the BJP.
Voting will happen on October 6, and the votes will be counted on October 9.
Congress has nominated former Batadroba MLA Sibamoni Bora for the October 6 Nagaon Lok Sabha by-election.
BJP candidate Devasish Sharma is a former IAS officer and former Nagaon Deputy Commissioner.
Bora defeated BJP MLA Angoorlata Deka by 32,820 votes in the 2021 Assam Assembly election.
The bypoll was triggered after Congress MP Pradyut Bordoloi resigned from Nagaon and joined the BJP.
Voting is scheduled for October 6, with counting set for October 9.
- Who
- Congress candidate Sibamoni Bora and BJP candidate Devasish Sharma are contesting the bypoll.
- What
- A by-election is being held for Assam’s Nagaon Lok Sabha seat.
- When
- Voting is scheduled for October 6, with counting on October 9.
- Where
- The contest is for the Nagaon Lok Sabha constituency in Assam.
- Why
- The seat became vacant after Pradyut Bordoloi resigned and joined the BJP.
Congress Position
BJP Position
Candidate appeal
Congress Position
Congress is presenting Sibamoni Bora, a former Block Development Officer and former Batadroba MLA who won decisively in 2021.
BJP Position
The BJP is presenting Devasish Sharma, a former IAS officer and former Nagaon Deputy Commissioner, emphasizing his administrative experience.
Political significance
Congress Position
A Congress victory would help the party retain a seat it won in 2019 and 2024 and provide a political boost.
BJP Position
A BJP victory would demonstrate the party’s expanding electoral strength in Assam and turn Bordoloi’s defection into a parliamentary gain.
- Election
- Nagaon Lok Sabha by-election
- Voting date
- October 6
- Counting date
- October 9
- Congress candidate
- Sibamoni Bora, former Batadroba MLA
- BJP candidate
- Devasish Sharma, former IAS officer and former Nagaon Deputy Commissioner
- Previous Nagaon MP
- Pradyut Bordoloi, who resigned and joined the BJP
- 2021 Assembly result
- Bora defeated Angoorlata Deka by 32,820 votes in Batadroba