Gossaigaon elections results 2026: BOPF’s Sabharam Basumatary wins by 22,977 votes

NEW DELHI: Gossaigaon is a subdivision-level town located in the Bodoland region of Assam’s Kokrajhar district, bordering West Bengal. The constituency is part of the Kokrajhar Lok Sabha seat. In 2026, assembly elections BJP fielded Sabharam Basumatary against Congress’s Joseph Hasda.In 2016 assembly elections, BPF's Majendra Narzary won this seat beating the AIUDF candidate by a margin of 6041 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 Gossaigaon Assembly constituency of Assam was 85.75% 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.