Digboi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Digboi (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam a north east state of India. Digboi is also part of Dibrugarh Lok Sabha constituency.[1][2]
Member of Legislative Assembly
- 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
2016 results
Assam Legislative Assembly election, 2016: Digboi
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
Assam Legislative Assembly election, 2011: Digboi
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 |
|
Trinamool Congress |
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
Assam Legislative Assembly election, 2006: Digboi
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
References