Jorhat Assembly constituency is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam Legislative Assembly.[1][2] Jorhat forms part of the Jorhat Lok Sabha constituency.[3] The longest serving representative of the constituency is Shri Hitendra Nath Goswami who is heading for last 22 years.
| Jorhat | |
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| Constituency No. 100 for the Assam Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Northeast India |
| State | Assam |
| District | Jorhat |
| LS constituency | Jorhat |
| Established | 1951 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Assam Legislative Assembly | |
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| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Members of Legislative Assembly
edit- 1952: Debeswar Sarmah, Indian National Congress
- 1957: Mahidhar Pegu, Indian National Congress
- 1962: Dulal Chandra Barua, Independent
- 1967: J. Saikia, Indian National Congress
- 1972: Bijoy Krishna Handique, Indian National Congress
- 1978: Dulal Chandra Barua, Janata Party
- 1983: Dinanath Rajkhowa, Indian National Congress
- 1985: Abhijit Sarmah, Independent
- 1991: Hitendra Nath Goswami, Asom Gana Parishad
- 1996: Hitendra Nath Goswami, Asom Gana Parishad
- 2001: Hitendra Nath Goswami, Asom Gana Parishad
- 2006: Rana Goswami, Indian National Congress
- 2011: Rana Goswami, Indian National Congress
- 2016: Hitendra Nath Goswami, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 2021: Hitendra Nath Goswami, Bharatiya Janata Party[4]
Election results
edit2021
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Hitendra Nath Goswami | 68,321 | 48.84 | −4.46 | |
| INC | Rana Goswami | 61,833 | 44.20 | 1.72 | |
| AJP | Nirod Changkakoti | 6,925 | 4.95 | 4.95 | |
| Independent | Ranjit Baruah | 1,100 | 0.79 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,717 | 1.23 | 0.33 | |
| Majority | 6,488 | 4.64 | −5.78 | ||
| Turnout | 1,39,896 | 75.29 | −4.66 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,85,804 | ||||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2016
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Hitendra Nath Goswami | 69,209 | 52.90 | ||
| INC | Rana Goswami | 55,571 | 42.48 | ||
| CPI(M) | Nirmal Gogoi | 1,548 | 1.18 | ||
| LDP | Prodyut Bora | 1,372 | 1.04 | ||
| AIUDF | Sanjeev Rajkhowa | 842 | 0.64 | ||
| Independent | Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta | 635 | 0.48 | ||
| Independent | Jiban Chandra Sarmah | 448 | 0.34 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,184 | 0.90 | ||
| Majority | 13,638 | 10.42 | |||
| Turnout | 1,30,809 | 79.95 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,63,602 | ||||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2011
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Rana Goswami | 68049 | 64.85 | ||
| AGP | Hitendra Nath Goswami | 30079 | 28.67 | ||
| BJP | Karabi Chakraborty | 5354 | 5.1 | ||
| AITC | Sarifun Nisha | 1449 | 1.38 | ||
| Majority | 37970 | ||||
| Turnout | 104391 | ||||
| Registered electors | 133,959 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} | |||
References
edit- ^ "List of Assembly constituencies showing their Parliamentary constituences wise break-up" (PDF). www.ceoassam.nic.in. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ "Map of Assam showing District-wise assembly and Parliamentary constituencies" (PDF). www.ceoassam.nic.in. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies Order - 2008". Election Commission of India. 26 November 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ^ "Jorhat Assembly constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ "Assam General Legislative Election 2021". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ "Assam General Legislative Election 2016". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
External links
edit- "Results of all Assam Assembly elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.