GUWAHATI, Sept 21: The Congress has named 40 leaders, including senior party figures and Assam leaders, as its star campaigners for the October 6 Nagaon Lok Sabha by-election.
The list was submitted to the Election Commission by Congress general secretary K.C. Venugopal on September 16 under Section 77(1) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951.
Among the prominent names are former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, Assam Congress president Gaurav Gogoi, Congress MP Wazed Ali Choudhury, former Assam minister Rakibul Hussain, party spokesperson Pawan Khera, Supriya Shrinate, NSUI national president Uday Bhanu Chib and Congress leader Kanhaiya Kumar.
The list also includes Assam Congress Legislative Party leader Debabrata Saikia, former state Congress president Ripun Bora, former minister Paban Singh Ghatowar, Alka Lamba, Imran Pratapgarhi, Srinivas BV and former Tripura minister Sudip Roy Barman.
Several Assam-based leaders named in the list are Satyabrata Kalita, Nandita Das, Abdul Khaleque, Aminul Islam, Diganta Barman, Ramanna Baruah, Nirmal Langthasa, Deep Bayan, Mira Barthakur Goswami and Kaushik Kashyap Kalita.
The Nagaon seat fell vacant after Congress MP Pradyut Bordoloi resigned from the Lok Sabha in March 2026 and subsequently joined the BJP. His resignation was accepted with effect from March 20.
The by-election is scheduled for October 6, with counting of votes set for October 9.
