Days after vacating DC post, IAS officer gets BJP ticket to contest Nagaon bypoll

Days after vacating DC post, IAS officer gets BJP ticket to contest Nagaon bypoll An IAS officer from the 2011 Assam-Meghalaya cadre, Sharma was posted as DC Nagaon in June 2025.

What happened

3 min read New Delhi Sep 12, 2026 06: 01 AM IST.

In practice, a week after he resigned as Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Assam's Nagaon district, the BJP confirmed Devashish Sharma as its candidate for the Nagaon Lok Sabha by-poll next month.

On the nomination, BJP Assam spokesperson Rupam Goswami remarked, "Sharma is a good bureaucrat. Social service is ingrained in him. The BJP always supports these kinds of individuals. He likes being among the individuals and is liked and respected by all."

The bottom line

Taken together, the developments around days after vacating DC post, IAS officer gets BJP ticket to contest point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.