Haflong election results 2026: BJP's Rupali Langthasa wins against NPP's Daniel Langthasa

NEW DELHI: Rupali Langthasa of the Bharatiya Janata Party won the Haflong (ST) constituency with 78,674 votes, defeating National People's Party candidate Daniel Langthasa by a margin of 50,306 votes. Daniel Langthasa secured 28,368 votes. Congress candidate Nandita Gorlosa finished third with 24,084 votes. NOTA recorded 1,377 votes.Haflong (ST) Assembly constituency in Assam is located in Dima Hasao district and remains an important Scheduled Tribe reserved seat in Assam's political landscape. The constituency went to polls on April 9 as part of the state's single-phase election.In the 2021 assembly elections, the seat was won by the BJP. The party's candidate, Nandita Garlosa, secured 67,797 votes to defeat Congress leader Nirmal Langthasa, who polled 49,199 votes.In the 2026 contest, both major parties fielded prominent candidates. The BJP nominated Rupali Langthasa, while the Congress fielded Nandita Gorlosa, the sitting MLA. Gorlosa switched from the BJP to Congress just before the assembly election nomination deadline after being denied a BJP ticket for the Haflong seat.