Goalpara East Assembly Elections 2026: Congress’s Abul Kalam Rasheed Alam winsagainst AGP's Abdur Rahim Zibran by 51261 votes

In the 2026 Goalpara East assembly elections, Congress’s Abul Kalam Rasheed Alam won with 102205 votes. He defeated AGP's Abdur Rahim Zibran by a margin of 51261 votes. Goalpara East is a general (unreserved) Assembly constituency located in West Assam’s Goalpara district. In 2016 assembly elections, INC’s Abul Kalam Rasheed Alam won this seat beating the BJP candidate by a margin of 2,581 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 Goalpara East Assembly constituency of Assam was 94.14% 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.