The rebels have been expelled for six years for anti-party activities; Assam Pradesh Congress committee media cell chairman I P Hazarika said in Guwahati on Monday.
Those expelled include Karimganj MLA Siddique Ahmed, controversial party MP and lottery baron Mani Kumar Subba's brother Sanjay Raj Subba contesting from Naoboicha, Samsul Islam from Hailakandi, Kaliram Deka (Morigaon), Swapan Kumar (Lumding), Tusheswar Neog (Golaghat), Osiram Doley (Majuli), Umesh Gogoi (Thowra), Samujjal Prasad Barua (Sonari), Nilosh Hazarika (Bihpuria), Paramananda Doley (Chabua), Durgeshwar Tanti (Dhemaji) and Pradeep Buragohain (Nahorkotia).
Hazarika said the party would not tolerate any anti-party activities and had therefore decided to expel members who were contesting as independents.