Ajanta Neog, the Minister of Finance and Women & Child Development in the Government of Assam, is contesting from the Golaghat constituency in the 2026 Assembly elections.
She has been representing the Golaghat Assembly seat consecutively for the past five terms since 2001 and is aiming to extend her long-standing winning streak in a seat she has represented for over two decades.
Ajanta Neog was born in Guwahati, Assam, in 1964 to Sasadhar Das and Rebati Das. Her mother, Rebati Das, served as a member of the Assam Legislative Assembly representing the Jalukbari constituency.
She entered politics with the Indian National Congress following the militant killing of her husband and has built a strong electoral record in the Golaghat constituency over the years.
She first won the seat in 2001 as a Congress candidate, defeating AGP’s Atul Bora. She went on to retain the constituency in 2006 and 2011, defeating Amiyo Kumar Borah, and secured another victory in 2016 against the BJP’s Bitupan Saikia.
After shifting to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 2020, Ajanta Neog continued her winning streak in the 2021 Assembly elections, defeating her Congress rival by 9,325 votes.
