Bongaigaon Assembly Elections 2026: Diptimayee Choudhury wins for AGP, registers 24,998-vote lead

In Bongaigaon, Diptimayee Choudhury of AGP secured a clear victory, polling 72,247 votes. She defeated Congress candidate Girish Baruah by a margin of 24,998 votes. Independent candidate Chakradhar Das finished third with 32,093 votes, as the constituency delivered a decisive mandate in favour of AGP.Bongaigaon is an Assembly constituency in Assam’s Bongaigaon district, located in the western part of the state along the Brahmaputra River plains. It is one of the 10 Assembly segments that make up the Barpeta Lok Sabha constituency. In 2026, assembly elections BJP fielded Diptimayee Choudhury (AGP) against Congress’s Girish Baruah.In 2016 assembly elections, AGP’s Phani Bhusan Choudhury won this seat beating the INC candidate by a margin of 31,320 votes. The Assam assembly elections took place in a single phase on April 9 with counting scheduled for May 4.The estimated voter turnout in Bongaigaon Assembly constituency of Assam was 90.83% 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.