HT Correspondent
DEMOW, May 5: Sushanta Borgohain was accorded a warm welcome by party workers and supporters in Demow following his victory in the Assam Legislative Assembly Election, 2026.
Borgohain won the 95 No Demow constituency by a margin of 33,528 votes over Congress-led alliance candidate Ajoy Kumar Gogoi, while CPI candidate Ajoy Bora finished third.
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After the declaration of results on May 4, Borgohain arrived in the constituency from the counting centre in Sivasagar, where he was received by party workers.
Celebrations were held at Atal Bihari Vajpayee Bhawan at Demow Alun Nagar near NH-37, where supporters felicitated him with phulam gamosa and chelleng chadar.
On Tuesday, residents gathered at his residence in Demow Raichai to congratulate him, offering traditional honours including gamosa, flowers and chelleng chadar.
Borgohain began his political career as a Congress candidate, winning from the erstwhile 107 No Thowra constituency (now 95 No Demow) in 2011.
He lost in 2016 but returned to the Assembly in 2021.
Following his victory, he resigned from the Congress and joined the BJP, later winning the by-election from the constituency.
The recent election marked his third term as MLA from the constituency following delimitation.
