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Former IAS Officer Devashish Sharma Leads In Assam Nagaon Bypoll
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News18•09-10-2026, 13:53
Former IAS Officer Devashish Sharma Leads In Assam Nagaon Bypoll
- •BJP candidate and former IAS officer Devashish Sharma is leading by 75,248 votes over AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal in the Nagaon Lok Sabha by-election.
- •Sharma secured 1,81,017 votes while Ajmal received 1,05,769 votes, with Congress candidate Sibamoni Bora trailing in third place.
- •Vote counting is underway under strict security across two designated centers in Nagaon following a voter turnout of 76.19 percent on October 6.
- •Sharma is a former civil servant who took voluntary retirement in September 2026 and quickly transitioned into politics by joining the BJP.
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Devashish Sharma is a former IAS officer and BJP candidate who is leading in the Nagaon Lok Sabha by-election in Assam. He took voluntary retirement on September 3, 2026, joined the BJP on September 8, and was named the party's candidate on September 11.
The Nagaon parliamentary by-election, which was held on October 6, recorded a voter turnout of 76.19 per cent. The constituency comprises eight Assembly segments across the Nagaon and Morigaon districts with a total of 19.05 lakh eligible voters.
The bypoll was necessitated due to the resignation of Congress MP Pradyut Bordoloi, who successfully contested the Assembly elections from Dispur on a BJP ticket earlier in the year.
