Barkhetri assembly election results 2026: BJP's Narayan Deka beats Congress' Diganta Barman

NEW DELHI: In Assam's Barkhetri, BJP's Narayan Deka won the assembly elections against Congress's Diganta Barman with a margin of 28,844 votes.

Voting for all 126 constituencies took place on April 9, with turnout exceeding 85%—among the highest seen in recent years.

Importantly, the strong voter participation was evident not only in rural regions but also in urban areas, indicating widespread and energetic engagement from voters across the state.

Barkhetri is an assembly constituency in Assam's Nalbari district, part of the Gauhati Lok Sabha constituency. It spans rural areas with agrarian communities near the Brahmaputra river.

INC's Diganta Barman won narrowly in 2021 with 85,826 votes (49per cent share) and a 4,054-vote margin over BJP's Narayan Deka (81,772 votes, 47per cent). BJP's Deka had triumphed in 2016 (69,223 votes).

The seat has around 165,065 electors, with approximately 9,623 SC voters and high turnout like 88.8per cent in recent polls across 123 villages.

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