India, April 26 -- Ripun Bora is a senior leader of the Indian National Congress from Assam and has held major positions including Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha and former president of the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee. He is considered one of the party's experienced and influential figures in the state's political landscape.

In the 2026 Assam assembly elections, he is contesting from the Barchalla constituency as part of Congress's strategy to field senior leaders in key battleground seats. He is facing Ganesh Kumar Limbu of the Bharatiya Janata Party, making it a direct Congress-BJP contest aimed at strengthening the opposition's presence in central Assam.

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