Gaurav's main rivals in the poll contest are AGP's Arun Sarma, BJP's Mrinal Saikia and Bijoy Kumar Tiru of AIUDF.
Asked about the support from his uncle, who vacated the seat for him, Gaurav said, “There is a very positive message from him. He has worked for people and now wants me to carry on his unfinished work... The Opposition is floating rumours that he is upset with my candidature.”
The election and visits to villages are giving him an opportunity to interact with locals.
Gaurav, a Masters in Public Administration from New York University, is the Founding Secretary of two NGOs—Farm2Food Foundation and Youth Forum on Foreign Policy. He is also one of the Directors of Guwahati-based media group Eclectic Publications.
Elizabeth is working as project manager with an NGO Lead India.
According to his affidavit, Gaurav along with his wife has total movable assets worth Rs 54,73,199, but they do not have any immovable properties.
While Gaurav has Rs 18,09,686 worth of movable assets, Elizabeth has Rs 36,63,513 worth of properties.
In 2012-13, Gaurav filed Income Tax Return showing his total income as Rs 3,58,680.
Filing the Returns, Elizabeth stated her income to be Rs 19,60,000.
