Dhemaji Assembly constituency

Dhemaji
Constituency No. 78 for the Assam Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionNortheast India
StateAssam
DistrictDhemaji
Lok Sabha constituencyLakhimpur
Established1967
ReservationST

Dhemaji Assembly 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. It is a reserved seat for the Scheduled tribes (ST).[1]

Details

Following are details on Dhemaji Assembly constituency:

  • Country: India.
  • State: Assam.
  • District: Dhemaji district .
  • Lok Sabha Constituency: Lakhimpur Lok Sabha constituency.
  • Area Includes: Dhemaji MB, Bordoloni Dev. Block(Part), Dhemaji Dev. Block(Part), Machkhowa Dev. Block(Part).

Members of Legislative Assembly

Election Member Party affiliation
1967 Romesh Mohon Kuli Swatantra Party
1972
1978 Purna Chandra Bora Independent
1983 Durgeswar Patir Indian National Congress
1985 Dilip Kumar Saikia Independent
1991 Asom Gana Parishad
1996
2001
2006 Sumitra Patir Indian National Congress
2011
2016 Pradan Baruah Bharatiya Janata Party
2017^ Ranoj Pegu
2021

^ Indicates Bye-Elections

Election Results

2026

2026 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Dhemaji
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
NDA
RD Babul Sonowal
AITC
NOTA NOTA
Margin of victory
Turnout
Rejected ballots
Registered electors
gain from Swing

2021

2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Dhemaji[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Ranoj Pegu 87,681 45.33 −4.8
AJP Chittaranjan Basumatary 56,889 29.41 N/A
INC Sailen Sonowal 44,832 23.18 −20.77
Independent Ayub Khang Brahma 1,209 0.63 N/A
SUCI(C) Hem Kanta Miri 1,158 0.6 −0.21
NOTA None of the above 1,643 0.85 +0.2
Majority 30,792 15.92 +9.74
Turnout 1,93,412 77.97 +9.88
Registered electors 2,48,047
BJP hold Swing

2017 by-election

A by-election was held in 2017 to fill the vacancy created by Pradan Baruah's election as MP for Lakhimpur

2017 by-election: Dhemaji
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Ranoj Pegu 75,217 50.13 +9.24
INC Babul Sonowal 65,932 43.95 +14.29
CPI(M) Jadu Hazarika 4,944 3.30 +1.05
Independent Raj Kumar Doley 1,347 0.90 −0.37
SUCI(C) Hem Kanta Miri 1,218 0.81 +0.51
NOTA None of the above 1,371 0.91 +0.08
Majority 9,285 6.18 −5.05
Turnout 1,50,029 68.09 −12.60
Registered electors 2,20,332
BJP hold Swing

2016

2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Dhemaji
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Pradan Baruah 69,592 40.89 −12.24
INC Sumitra Patir 50,471 29.66 −12.98
Independent Paramananda Chayengia 21,874 12.85 N/A
Independent Sailen Sonowal 16,548 9.72 N/A
CPI(M) Gandheswar Borah 3,830 2.25 N/A
LDP Kiranban Deori 2,456 1.44 N/A
Independent Rajkumar Doley 2,173 1.27 N/A
LJP Durgeswar Patir 1,275 0.74 N/A
SUCI(C) Hem Kanta Miri 524 0.30 −0.67
NOTA None of the above 1,417 0.83 N/A
Majority 19,121 11.23 +6.02
Turnout 1,70,160 80.69 +4.61
Registered electors 2,10,865
BJP gain from INC Swing

2011

2011 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Dhemaji
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Sumitra Patir 59,633 42.64
AGP Parmananda Sonowal 52,348 37.43
BJP Sailen Sonowal 21,957 15.70
AITC Khadagraj Pegu 2,792 2.00
SUCI(C) Hem Kanta Miri 1,357 0.97
AIFB Dimple Sonowal 1,168 0.84
Samata Party Lalit Narah 604 0.43
Majority 7,285 5.21
Turnout 1,39,859 76.08
Registered electors 1,83,823
INC hold Swing

See also

References

  1. ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies of State of Assam" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
  2. ^ "Assam General Legislative Election 2021". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
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