Nowboicha (SC) constituency assembly elections 2026: AGP's Basanta Das lost against Congress's Joy Prakash Das

NEW DELHI: Joy Prakash Das of the Congress emerged victorious in the election, securing a total of 86981 votes. He defeated AGP candidate Basanta Das by a decisive margin of 23751 votes.Nowboicha Assembly constituency is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam a north east state of India.In Nowboicha (SC), Asom Gana Parishad (AGP)'s candidate Basanta Das, is contesting against Congress leader Joy Prakash Das. Exit poll forecasts suggest that the BJP-led alliance is on track to secure a comfortable majority, which would see Himanta Biswa Sarma continue as Assam’s chief minister.The state conducted voting for all 126 constituencies on April 9, recording turnout exceeding 85%. The strong voter response spanned across rural and urban regions alike, indicating widespread enthusiasm among the electorate.Nowboicha (SC) is a rural assembly constituency in Assam's Lakhimpur district, part of the Lakhimpur Lok Sabha constituency, marked by diverse demographics including tea gardens, floods, and mixed communities. Bharat Narah of INC is the current MLA, elected in the 2021 Assam assembly elections.He won with 52,905 votes (27per cent vote share), narrowly defeating Independent Ajijur Rahman (49,292 votes, 25per cent) by a margin of 3,613 votes. Flooding from the Brahmaputra and Subansiri rivers causes annual devastation, eroding land and livelihoods in this agriculture-heavy area.Infrastructure gaps like poor roads, embankments, and power supply persist, alongside youth unemployment and demands for better irrigation. Ethnic tensions and development disparities fuel competitive multi-party contests.