Gogoi joined
Indian National Congress in 1996. He was the
Indian National Congress candidate for
Dibrugarh in the 1996 Assam Legislative Assembly election. He received 22523 votes, 40.72% of the total vote. He defeated his nearest opponent, an
AGP candidate, by 5992 votes. He also defeated the incumbent
MLA of
Dibrugarh and former
Chief Minister of Assam Kesab Chandra Gogoi who came 4th in the election. In the 2001 Assam Legislative Assembly election, Gogoi sought reelection in
Dibrugarh. He received 40675 votes, 67.57% of the total vote, defeating his nearest opponent by 25961 votes. In the
2006 Assam Legislative Assembly election, Gogoi sought reelection in
Dibrugarh. He received 28249 votes, losing to
BJP candidate and the current
MLA of
Dibrugarh,
Prasanta Phukan. In the
2011 Assam Legislative Assembly election, Gogoi was again the
Indian National Congress candidate for
Dibrugarh. He received 26897 votes, 31.9% of the total vote, coming second to Prasanta Phukan by 19609 votes. == Personal life and death ==