Silchar Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 14 Lok Sabha constituencies in Assam state in north-eastern India. From 1951 to 1971, the area under it was referred as Cachar constituency. The constituency covers the entirety of Cachar district in the Barak Valley.
| Silchar AS-8 | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha constituency | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Silchar Lok Sabha constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Northeast India |
| State | Assam |
| Assembly constituencies | 7 |
| Established | 1952 |
| Total electors | 1,060,175 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 18th Lok Sabha | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Vidhan Sabha segments
editSilchar Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:[1]
Current assembly segments
edit| Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District | Party | MLA | 2024 Lead | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 114 | Lakhipur | None | Cachar | BJP | |||
| 115 | Udharbond | BJP | |||||
| 116 | Katigorah | BJP | |||||
| 117 | Barkhola | BJP | |||||
| 118 | Silchar | BJP | |||||
| 119 | Sonai | INC | |||||
| 120 | Dholai | SC | BJP | ||||
Previous assembly segments
edit| Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District | Party | MLA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Silchar | None | Cachar | Dipayan Chakraborty | |
| 10 | Sonai | None | Cachar | AIUDF | Karim Uddin Barbhuiya |
| 11 | Dholai | SC | Cachar | Nihar Ranjan Das | |
| 12 | Udharbond | None | Cachar | Mihir Kanti Shome | |
| 13 | Lakhipur | None | Cachar | BJP | Kaushik Rai |
| 14 | Barkhola | None | Cachar | Misbahul Islam Laskar | |
| 15 | Katigorah | None | Cachar | Khalil Uddin Mazumder |
Members of Parliament
editElection results
editGeneral election 2024
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Parimal Suklabaidya | 652,405 | 59.88 |  7.29
| |
| INC | Suryakanta Sarkar | 388,094 | 35.62 |  8.37
| |
| AITC | Radheshyam Biswas | 20,493 | 1.88 | 1.51
| |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 12,700 | 1.16 | 0.26
| |
| Majority | 264,311 | 24.26 | 20.07
| ||
| Turnout | 1,089,426 | 80.15 | 0.64
| ||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
Lok Sabha elections 2019
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Dr. Rajdeep Roy | 499,414 | 52.59 | +14.93 | |
| INC | Sushmita Dev | 417,818 | 43.99 | +1.92 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 8,547 | 0.90 | +0.36 | |
| AITC | Hitabrata Roy | 3,514 | 0.37 | ||
| Majority | 81,596 | 8.60 | +4.19 | ||
| Turnout | 950,690 | 79.51 | +4.06 | ||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | +6.50 | |||
General elections 2014
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Sushmita Dev | 336,451 | 42.07 | +13.42 | |
| BJP | Kabindra Purkayastha | 3,01,210 | 37.66 | +2.29 | |
| AIUDF | Kutub Ahmed Mazumder | 85,530 | 10.69 | −18.66 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 4,310 | 0.54 | −−− | |
| Majority | 35,241 | 4.41 | 1.61 | ||
| Turnout | 8,00,058 | 75.46 | |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
Lok Sabha elections 1971
edit- Jyotsna Chanda (INC) : 100,798 votes[5]
- A. F. Golam Osmani (IND) : 37,794
Lok Sabha elections 1952
edit- Two candidates elected from this constituency, then called 'Cachar Lushal Hill'.
- Member One : Laskar, Nibaran Chandra (INC) : 192847 votes, defeated Ghose, Satyendra Kishore (KMPP) : 84160 votes
- Member Two : Deb, Suresh Chandra (INC) : 182,692 votes, defeated Patni, Nitai Chand (KMPP) : 71,704 votes
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Assam. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2006. Retrieved 5 October 2008.
- ^ "List of winner/current and runner up MPs Silchar Parliamentary Constituency". Assam. elections.in.
- ^ 2019 India General election results Silchar election.in
- ^ India General election 2014 results Silchar election.in
- ^ "1971 India General (5th Lok Sabha) Elections Results".