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Assam Dispur seat flips as Pradyut Bordoloi defeats Congress by nearly 50,000 votes

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Published on 4 May 2026
Assam Dispur seat flips as Pradyut Bordoloi defeats Congress by nearly 50,000 votes

A party switch turns into a decisive win

BJP’s Pradyut Bordoloi has won the prestigious Dispur constituency in the Assam polls, defeating Congress’s Mira Barthakur Goswami by 49,667 votes. The former three-time minister and Lok Sabha MP had recently switched from Congress to the BJP ahead of the election, and his new alignment appears to have paid off in a high-stakes seat.

  • Pradyut Bordoloi wins Dispur for BJP
  • Victory margin over Congress: 49,667 votes
  • Bordoloi moved from Congress to BJP before polling
  • Former minister and Lok Sabha MP named winner
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