Digboi Assembly constituency
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| Digboi | |
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| Constituency No. 123 for the Assam Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Northeast India |
| State | Assam |
| District | Tinsukia |
| LS constituency | Dibrugarh |
| Reservation | None |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Digboi Assembly constituency is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam, a northeast state of India. Digboi is also part of Dibrugarh Lok Sabha constituency.
Digboi Assembly constituency[edit]
Following are details on Digboi Assembly constituency[1]-
- Country: India.
- State: Assam.
- District: Tinsukia district.
- Lok Sabha Constituency: Dibrugarh Lok Sabha/Parliamentary constituency.
- Assembly Categorisation: Semi Urban constituency.
- Literacy Level:70.92%.
- Eligible Electors as per 2021 General Elections: 1,40,132 Eligible Electors. Male Electors:69,298. Female Electors:70,825.
- Geographic Co-Ordinates: 27°21'06.1"N 95°36'16.2"E.
- Total Area Covered:440 square kilometres.
- Area Includes: Digboi thana [excluding Tirap (part) and Buridihing mouzas], Hapjan (part) and Tingrai (part) mouzas in Tinsukia thana and Tingrai (part) mouza, of Doom Dooma thana in Tinsukia sub- division.
- Inter State Border : Tinsukia.
- Number Of Polling Stations: Year 2011-140,Year 2016-140,Year 2021-123.
Members of Legislative Assembly[edit]
Following is the list of past members representing Digboi Assembly constituency in Assam Legislature.[2]
- 1951: Jadav Chandra Khakhlari, Indian National Congress.
- 1951: Dalbir Singh Lohar, Indian National Congress.
- 1958: Dwijesh Chandra Deb Sarma, Indian National Congress.
- 1962: Dwijesh Chandra Deb Sarma, Indian National Congress.
- 1967: J.N. Bhuyan, Indian National Congress.
- 1972: Chandra Bahadur Chetri, Indian National Congress.
- 1978: Rameswar Dhanowar, Indian National Congress (I).
- 1983: Rameswar Dhanowar, Indian National Congress.
- 1985: Rameswar Dhanowar, Indian National Congress.
- 1991: Rameswar Dhanowar, Indian National Congress.
- 1996: Rameswar Dhanowar, Indian National Congress.
- 2001: Rameswar Dhanowar, Indian National Congress.
- 2006: Rameswar Dhanowar, Indian National Congress.
- 2011: Rameswar Dhanowar, Indian National Congress.
- 2016: Suren Phukan, Bharatiya Janata Party.
Election results[edit]
2016[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Suren Phukan | 49,167 | 51.47 | +15.36 | |
| INC | Gautam Dhanowar | 34,874 | 36.50 | -13.54 | |
| Independent | Pranab Chetia | 4,841 | 5.06 | N/A | |
| Independent | Imran Siddique | 1,166 | 1.22 | N/A | |
| Independent | Biswanath Sarma Bordoloi | 977 | 1.02 | N/A | |
| NCP | Nogen Dhekial Phukan | 923 | 0.96 | N/A | |
| Independent | Bhabakanta Chutia | 743 | 0.77 | N/A | |
| Independent | Chandan Bagh | 588 | 0.61 | N/A | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,246 | 2.35 | N/A | |
| Majority | 14,343 | 14.97 | +1.04 | ||
| Turnout | 95,525 | 82.69 | +13.59 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,15,517 | ||||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2011 results[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Rameswar Dhanowar | 38,663 | 50.04 | +6.57 | |
| BJP | Suren Phukan | 27,905 | 36.11 | +19.18 | |
| AGP | Bhulen Baruah | 6,253 | 8.09 | -19.91 | |
| JMM | Chandan Bagh | 2,514 | 3.25 | N/A | |
| AITC | Alok Roy | 1,936 | 2.50 | N/A | |
| Majority | 10,758 | 13.93 | -1.54 | ||
| Turnout | 77,271 | 69.10 | -4.66 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,11,823 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
2006 result[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Rameswar Dhanowar | 35,773 | 43.47 | ||
| AGP | Suren Phukan | 23,038 | 28.00 | ||
| BJP | Bijoy Tanty | 13,928 | 16.93 | ||
| AGP(P) | Diganta Saikia | 4,068 | 4.94 | ||
| CPI(M) | Maneswar Burman | 3,039 | 3.69 | ||
| Independent | Binoy Saikia | 2,446 | 2.97 | ||
| Majority | 12,735 | 15.47 | |||
| Turnout | 82,292 | 73.76 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,11,564 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Digboi Election 2021: Assembly Elections News, Digboi Constituency, Vidhan Sabha Seat". News18. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "Digboi Election Result 2021 LIVE: Digboi MLA Election Result & Vote Share - Oneindia". oneindia.com. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
External links[edit]
- "Results of all Assam Assembly elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.