Samaguri assembly election results 2026: Tanzil Hussain of Congress wins

Samaguri is a general category Assembly constituency located in the Nagaon district of Assam. Following the 2023 delimitation, it is now part of the newly named Kaziranga Parliamentary constituency (previously under the Kaliabor Lok Sabha seat).In the 2026 Assembly elections, Tanzil Hussain of Congress beat Anil Saikia of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) with a margin of 1,08,310 votes.Tanzil Hussain is the son of veteran leader Rakibul Hussain, who vacated the seat after being elected to the Lok Sabha. Polling for this seat was held on April 9, 2026.In the 2021 Assam Assembly elections, the constituency had 1,65,045 registered voters, with 1,39,647 valid votes cast. Congress candidate Rakibul Hussain won the seat with 81,123 votes. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Anil Saikia finished second with 55,025 votes, losing by a margin of 26,098 votes.In the 2016 Assembly elections, Samaguri had 1,42,303 electors, with 1,27,751 valid votes recorded. Congress candidate Rakibul Hussain won the seat with 66,364 votes, defeating BJP candidate Jitu Goswami, who secured 51,849 votes. The victory margin was 14,515 votes.