With just one week left before polling begins in the Assam Assembly Election 2026, campaigns in the 54 No. Morigaon constituency have picked up pace — and all signs point to another direct face-off between two familiar names.
BJP candidate and two-time MLA Ramakanta Deuri and AJP candidate Bani Kanta Das are set to lock horns again, reprising the contest that defined the seat in 2021. Four independent candidates — Amlesh Medhi, Nikhil Dekaraja, Chaniram Konwar, and Pradip Barua — are also in the running, though the main battle is expected to be between the two.
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The 2021 contest in Morigaon was a closely watched one. Deuri secured approximately 81,657 votes, while Das — then a relatively new face — pulled in a surprising 45,121, signalling that the AJP candidate had built a stronger-than-expected base in the constituency.
This time around, however, ground reports suggest that voters in Morigaon are less firmly committed. Many appear to be sitting on the fence, making the outcome harder to predict than the 2021 numbers might suggest.
The 54 No. Morigaon constituency has a total electorate of 2,07,762 voters — comprising 1,03,119 male voters, 1,04,640 female voters, and 13 voters belonging to the third gender.
The near-equal split between male and female voters makes women's turnout a potentially decisive factor in the final result.