India, March 4 -- The Congress on Tuesday released its first list of 42 candidates for the upcoming Assam Assembly polls, fielding state party chief Gaurav Gogoi from the Jorhat seat. Taking a lead in announcing the names of its candidates even before the declaration of the polls, the opposition party said Congress Legislature Party leader in Assam, Debabrata Saikia, will contest the election from the Nazira constituency.

Former PCC president Ripun Bora has been fielded from the Barchalla constituency. According to the list of candidates released by All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary, organisation, K C Venugopal, Abdus Sobahan Ali Sarkar has been fielded from Gauripur, Markline Marak from Goalpara West (reserved for Sc...