Assam election: Gogoi leads Congress to third successive term

Congress’ steady alliance partner Bodoland Peoples’ Front (BPF) also performed credibly winning 13 seats.

The All India United Democratic Front has won 20 seats.

AGP suffered a big reverse when its prominent leader and former two-time chief minister lost to his Congress rival Rockybul Hussain at Samaguri by over 20,000 votes.

Mohanta was,however,leading in his home constituency Baharampur over his Congress rival Suren Bora.

AGP president Chandra Mohan Patowary was defeated by Nilomoni Sen Deka (Cong) by 5,301 votes in Dharmapur.

AGP won only 11 seats while the BJP won in five constituencies.

All India Trinamool Congress opened its account for the first time in Assam with its candidate Dwipen Pathak defeating former Lok Sabha Congress MP Kirip Chaliha.

Leading from the front,Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi led the party to victory winning from Titabor constituency and almost all the ministers,barring culture and sports minister Bharat Narah,have romped home with comfortable margin.

AGP’s Naba Kumar Doley wrested the Dhakuakhana constituency from Narah,who has been a sitting MLA from the constituency for the last 25 years.

Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma,PWD minister Ajanta Neog,Social Welfare Minister Akon Bora,Forest Minister Rockybul Hussain and Congress ally BPF’s representatives in the Cabinet Pramila Rani Brahma and Chandan Brahma have also won.

The Congress wrested seven seats – Bokajan (ST),Karimganj (North),Dergaon,Bokakhat,Khumtai and Raha — from AGP,BJP,AIUDF and Independents.

Congress’s Klengdoong Engti wrested the Bokajan (ST) seat from Independent sitting MLA Jagat Singh Engti and Arun Phukan defeated sitting Independent MLA and former ULFA militant Jiten Gogoi.