Nagaon: A day after the nomination filing process concluded, scrutiny of nomination papers was completed in Nagaon. Candidates from seven Assembly constituencies in the district had submitted their nominations. Following verification, the list of valid nominations has now been finalized (Assam Election 2026 Nagaon Candidates List).
With the announcement of the Assembly election schedule by the Election Commission of India, various preparatory steps for the polls have already gathered pace in the Nagaon election district.
The process of filing nomination papers for seven constituencies of the district—55 Dhing, 56 Rupahihat, 57 Kaliabor, 58 Samaguri, 59 Barhampur, 60 Nagaon–Batadrava, and 61 Raha (SC)—ended yesterday.
Following the submission process, scrutiny of nomination papers was carried out today in the conference hall of the Deputy Commissioner’s office. The verification exercise was conducted in the presence of General Observer Abu Tayeng, a Secretary from Arunachal Pradesh deputed by the Election Commission of India as General Observer, and District Election Officer and Deputy Commissioner Devashish Sharma.
Altogether, nomination papers of 38 candidates were examined during the scrutiny process.
The candidates whose nominations were found valid are as follows:
59 Barhampur Assembly Constituency:
- Jitu Goswami — Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
- Rajen Gohain — Assam Jatiya Parishad (AGP)
- Majibur Rahman — All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF)
- Nazrul Islam — Independent
- Ranumoni Terangpi — Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)
60 Nagaon–Batadrava Assembly Constituency:
- Rupak Sharma — BJP
- Dr. Durlav Chamua — Congress
- Barnali Sharma — Socialist Unity Centre of India
61 Raha (SC) Assembly Constituency:
- Shashi Kanta Das — BJP
- Utpal Bania — Congress
- Mukut Das — AIUDF
- Barun Bikash Das — Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)
57 Kaliabor Assembly Constituency:
- Keshab Mahanta — AGP
- Pradip Kumar Baruah — Raijor Dal
- Jiten Gour — Independent
- Jyotishka Ranjan Goswami — Independent
56 Rupahihat Assembly Constituency:
- Aminul Islam — AIUDF
- Nurul Huda — Congress
- Jakir Hussain — AGP
- Akibur Rahman — Independent
- Habibur Rahman — Independent
- Wakibur Islam — Independent
- Anarul Haque — Independent
- Mainul Haque — Independent
55 Dhing Assembly Constituency:
- Haidar Ali — Independent
- Matiur Rahman — AIUDF
- Mehboob Mukhtar — Raijor Dal
- Chittaranjan Nath — Independent
- Mukut Devnath — BJP
- Hirakjyoti Bora — Republican Party
- Jakir Islam — Revolutionary Communist Party
58 Samaguri Assembly Constituency:
- Abdul Aziz — AIUDF
- Tanzil Hussain — Congress
- Anil Saikia — BJP
- Selim Ahmed — Independent
- Ayub Khan — Independent
- Sabina Yasmin — Independent
- Prabhat Chandra Roy — Independent
During this important verification process, the Returning Officers of the seven Assembly constituencies, Additional Deputy Commissioners, Assistant Commissioners, and representatives of various political parties were present. The scrutiny was carried out smoothly in their presence.
All 7 election observers interacted with political parties in Nagaon