<span style="color: #222222;">In Majuli Assembly by-election of Assam, Bhuban Gam of BJP defeated Chittaranjan Basumatary of Assam Jatiya Parishad by over 42 thousand votes.<br />''<br />''Gam secured 66,573 votes against Basumatary's 24,713. The Congress did not contest the by-poll and left the seat to the AJP in a bid not to divide anti-BJP votes.  <br />''<br />''Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma thanked the people of Majuli island for reposing their faith in the ruling alliance.<br />''<br />''The election to the constituency was necessitated following the resignation of Union Minister for Shipping, Ports and Aysuh, Sarbananda Sonowal, who was elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha on September 27.</span><br />