India, April 14 -- Gaurav Gogoi is the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee chief and a member of parliament from the Jorhat Lok Sabha constituency. Gogoi has been the member of parliament thrice in succession, having been elected to the Lok Sabha first from Kaliabor in 2014, then again in 2019, and finally from Jorhat in 2024.

In the upcoming 2026 Assembly polls in Assam, the Congress hopes to make a comeback with its own candidate, Gaurav Gogoi, as the chief ministerial candidate, while the incumbent Chief Minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma, seeks another term.

Polling for the election took place on April 9 across all 126 constituencies in the state, with over 2.49 crore voters taking part. This year's poll is witnessing multi-cornered contest...