Archive · 9 Oct 2026
BJP Leads Nagaon By-Election as Congress Trails in Third
Votes were being counted for a special election in Nagaon, Assam.
Early numbers showed BJP candidate Debashish Sharma in first place.
Badruddin Ajmal of the AIUDF was second, and Congress candidate Sibamoni Bora was third.
Sharma had more votes than the other two candidates at that point.
Counting started at 8 a.m.
with postal ballots, followed by votes from electronic voting machines.
Officials counted votes at two centres, each with 14 tables.
The Congress had won the seat in the 2019 and 2024 general elections.
These were only early numbers, so the final result could be different.
Initial counting trends showed BJP candidate Debashish Sharma leading the Nagaon Lok Sabha by-election.
Sharma had 47,402 votes, compared with 21,107 for AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal and 6,544 for Congress candidate Sibamoni Bora.
Sharma’s lead was 26,295 votes over Ajmal and 40,858 votes over Bora.
Counting began at 8 a.m. with postal ballots, followed by votes recorded through electronic voting machines.
Votes were being counted at two centres in Nagaon district, with 14 tables at each; officials said the early standings could change.
- Who
- BJP candidate Debashish Sharma, AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal, and Congress candidate Sibamoni Bora.
- What
- Counting was underway for the Nagaon Lok Sabha by-election, with Sharma leading in initial trends.
- When
- Friday; counting began at 8 a.m.
- Where
- Two counting centres in Nagaon district, Assam: Dawson Higher Secondary School and Government Boys’ School.
- Why
- The by-election was held to fill a vacancy after former Congress MP Pradyut Bordoloi left the Congress and joined the BJP.
BJP
Congress and AIUDF
Early counting position
BJP
BJP candidate Debashish Sharma led with 47,402 votes in the reported trends.
Congress and AIUDF
AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal was second with 21,107 votes, while Congress candidate Sibamoni Bora was third with 6,544.
- Leading candidate
- Debashish Sharma (BJP)
- Initial vote counts
- Sharma: 47,402; Badruddin Ajmal: 21,107; Sibamoni Bora: 6,544
- Sharma’s lead
- 26,295 votes over Ajmal and 40,858 votes over Bora
- Counting began
- 8 a.m., starting with postal ballots
- Counting centres
- Dawson Higher Secondary School and Government Boys’ School
- Counting tables
- 14 at each centre
- Result status
- Initial trends only; the final result was to be declared after counting was complete
