Bajali Assembly Elections 2026: Dharmeswar Roy wins for AGP, registers 24,446-vote lead

In Bajali, Dharmeswar Roy of AGP secured a clear victory, polling 80,130 votes and defeating AJP’s Dilip Baruah by a margin of 24,446 votes. TMC’s Kalyani Kalita finished a distant third with 3,617 votes, as the constituency delivered a decisive mandate in favour of AGP.Bajali is a newly created General constituency in Assam, falling under the Barpeta Lok Sabha segment. As a new seat with no prior Assembly election record in its current form, today's count will establish the first-ever electoral benchmark for this constituency. In 2026, 3 candidates are contesting: Dharmeswar Roy (Asom Gana Parishad), Kalyani Kalita (All India Trinamool Congress), and Dilip Baruah (Assam Jatiya Parishad).Since no previous Assembly result exists for this constituency in its current form, every number from today's count will be the first of its kind. The result will feed into Assam's broader 126-constituency tally.The estimated voter turnout in Bajali Assembly constituency of Assam was 84.95% till 7pm in comparison to 2021 which was 81.8%. Assam’s 2026 assembly elections recorded a historic voter turnout of 85.9% by evening on April 9, the highest since the state’s first polls in 1951, with large numbers of people turning out to vote despite rain. This marks the highest turnout in the state’s history, surpassing the previous highs of 84.67% in 2016 and 82.04% in 2021.According to ED data, women recorded a voter turnout of 86.5% in the 2026 assembly elections, over a percentage point higher than men at 85.3%. This also marks the highest-ever female participation in the state.