The Indian National Congress on Saturday released its second list of 23 candidates for the upcoming Assam Legislative Assembly election 2026, fielding leaders such as Abdul Khaleque, Rakibuddin Ahmed and Bipul Gogoi.The party left 15 constituencies for its alliance partners as part of its seat-sharing arrangement for the polls.List on candidates in 2nd listHere is the full 2nd list as released by Congress:
| Sl. No. | No & Names of Constituencies | Selected Candidates |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 GOLAKGANJ | KARTIK CHANDRA RAY |
| 2 | 9 BIRSING JARUA | WAZED ALI CHOUDHURY |
| 3 | 10 BILASIPARA | AMRIT BADSHA |
| 4 | 11 MANKACHAR | MOHIBUR ROHMAN |
| 5 | 14 GOALPARA EAST | ABUL KALAM RASHEED ALAM |
| 6 | 15 DUDHNAI -ST | KISHOR KUMAR BRAHMA |
| 7 | 17 SRIJANGRAM | NURUL ISLAM |
| 8 | 22 MANDIA | ABDUL KHALEQUE |
| 9 | 27 CHAMARIA | RAKIBUDDIN AHMED |
| 10 | 31 RANGIA | PRANJIT CHOUDHURY |
| 11 | 34 DIMORIA – SC | KISHORE KUMAR BARUAH |
| 12 | 35 NEW GUWAHATI | SANTANU BORAH |
| 13 | 50 MANGALDAI | SMT. RIJUMONI TALUKDAR |
| 14 | 63 HOJAI | SMT. JHILLI CHOUDHURY |
| 15 | 65 DHEKIAJULI | BATASH URANG |
| 16 | 68 RANGAPARA | KARTIK CHANDRA KURMI |
| 17 | 72 GOHPUR | DR SANKAR JYOTI KUTUM |
| 18 | 78 DHEMAJI (ST) | SAILEN SONOWAL |
| 19 | 86 TINSUKIA | DEVID PHUKAN |
| 20 | 91 TINGKHONG | BIPUL GOGOI |
| 21 | 104 DERGAON | SMT. SAGORIKA BORA |
| 22 | 120 DHOLAI (SC) | DHRUBJYOTI PURKAYASTHA |
| 23 | 124 KARIMGANJ SOUTH | AMINUR RASHID CHOUDHURY |
Seats left for allies
| Sl. No. | Constituency |
|---|---|
| 1 | 21 BHOWANIPUR – SORBHOG |
| 2 | 26 BAJALI |
| 3 | 29 PALASBARI |
| 4 | 36 GUWAHATI CENTRAL |
| 5 | 44 GORESWAR |
| 6 | 54 MORIGAON |
| 7 | 59 BARHAMPUR |
| 8 | 62 BINNAKANDI |
| 9 | 71 BEHALI (SC) |
| 10 | 81 SADIYA |
| 11 | 88 DIBRUGARH |
| 12 | 89 KHOWANG |
| 13 | 107 SARUPATHAR |
| 14 | 110 DIPHU (ST) |
| 15 | 112 AMRI (ST) |
The party had released its first list of 42 candidates for the Assam polls earlier this month, fielding key leaders including Gaurav Gogoi from Jorhat, Leader of Opposition Debabrata Saikia from Nazira, and sitting MLAs Nandita Das from Hajo-Sualkuchi and Diganta Barman from Barkhetri. The list also included Mira Borthakur Goswami from Dispur, while youth leaders Tanzil Hussain and Prateek Bordoloi were fielded from Samaguri and Margherita respectively
