Dhemaji (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Dhemaji (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam a north east state of India. Dhemaji is also part of Lakhimpur Lok Sabha constituency.[1][2] It is a reserved seat for the Scheduled tribes (ST).[3]
Member of Legislative Assembly
- 1967: Romesh Mohon Kuli, Swatantra Party
- 1972: Romesh Mohon Kuli, Swatantra Party
- 1978: Purna Chandra Bora, Independent
- 1983: Durgeswar Patir, Independent
- 1985: Dilip Kumar Saikia, Independent
- 1991: Dilip Kumar Saikia, Asom Gana Parishad
- 1996: Dilip Kumar Saikia, Asom Gana Parishad
- 2000: Dilip Kumar Saikia, Asom Gana Parishad
- 2001: Dilip Kumar Saikia, Asom Gana Parishad
- 2006: Sumitra Patir, Indian National Congress
- 2011: Sumitra Patir, Indian National Congress
- 2016: Pradan Baruah, Bharatiya Janata Party
Election results
2016 results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Pradan Baruah | 69,592 | 40.89 | ||
| INC | Sumitra Patir | 50,471 | 29.66 | ||
| Independent | Parmananda Chayengia | 21,874 | 12.85 | ||
| Independent | Sailen Sonowal | 16,548 | 9.72 | ||
| CPI(M) | Gandheswar Borah | 3,830 | 2.25 | ||
| LDP | Kiranban Deori | 2,456 | 1.44 | ||
| Independent | Rajkumar Doley | 2,173 | 1.27 | ||
| LJP | Durgeswar Patir | 1,275 | 0.74 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Hem Kanta Miri | 524 | 0.30 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,417 | 0.83 | ||
| Majority | 19,121 | 11.23 | |||
| Turnout | 1,70,160 | 80.69 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,10,865 | ||||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
See also
References
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