Hojai (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Hojai (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam a north east state of India. Hojai is also part of Nowgong Lok Sabha constituency.[1][2][3]
Member of Legislative Assembly
- 1967: R. Ahmed, Swatantra Party
- 1972: Idris Ali Fakir, Indian National Congress
- 1978: Santi Ranjan Das Gupta, Janata Party
- 1983: Sadhan Ranjan Sarkar, Indian National Congress
- 1985: Santi Ranjan Das Gupta, Independent
- 1991: Ardhendu Kumar Dey, Indian National Congress
- 1996: Ardhendu Kumar Dey, Indian National Congress
- 2001: Ardhendu Kumar Dey, Indian National Congress
- 2006: Dr. Aditya Langthasa, All India United Democratic Front
- 2011: Ardhendu Kumar Dey, Indian National Congress
- 2016: Shiladitya Dev, Bharatiya Janata Party
Election results
2016 results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Shiladitya Dev | 1,05,615 | 54.39 | +35.53 | |
| AIUDF | Dhaniram Thousen | 49,756 | 25.62 | -6.27 | |
| INC | Dr. Ardhendu Kumar Dey | 35,207 | 18.13 | -26.26 | |
| Independent | Md. Zakir Hussain | 1,432 | 0.73 | N/A | |
| Independent | Mainul Hoque | 795 | 0.40 | N/A | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,342 | 0.69 | N/A | |
| Majority | 55,859 | 28.77 | +16.27 | ||
| Turnout | 1,94,147 | 86.11 | +6.85 | ||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | +4.64 | |||
2011 results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Dr. Ardhendu Kumar Dey | 70,649 | 44.39 | ||
| AIUDF | Dr. Aditya Langthasa | 50,755 | 31.89 | ||
| BJP | Shiladitya Dev | 30,011 | 18.86 | ||
| AGP | Narayan Chandra Bhowmik | 2,623 | 1.64 | ||
| CPI(M) | Jogeshwar Das | 1,577 | 0.99 | ||
| Independent | Deba Prasad Chauhan | 1,420 | 0.89 | ||
| Trinamool Congress | Debashish Dutta | 941 | 0.59 | ||
| AIMF | Md. Abdul Karim | 672 | 0.42 | ||
| Independent | Arun Dev | 476 | 0.29 | ||
| Majority | 19,894 | 12.50 | |||
| Turnout | 1,59,124 | 79.26 | |||
| INC gain from AIUDF | Swing | ||||
See also
References
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