Majuli Assembly constituency
Appearance
Majuli | |
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Constituency No. 98 for the Assam Legislative Assembly | |
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Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | Northeast India |
State | Assam |
District | Majuli |
LS constituency | Lakhimpur |
Established | 1962 |
Reservation | ST |
Member of Legislative Assembly | |
15th Assam Legislative Assembly | |
Incumbent Bhuban Gam | |
Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Majuli is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam a north east state of India. Majuli is also part of Lakhimpur Lok Sabha constituency. It is a reserved seat for the Scheduled tribes (ST).[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
[edit]Year | Name | Party | |
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1962 | Malchandra Pegu | Indian National Congress | |
1967 | M. Pegu | Independent | |
1972 | Mal Chandna Pegu | Indian National Congress | |
1978 | Chakbhal Kagyang | Janata Party | |
1985 | Padmeswar Deley | Independent | |
1991 | Asom Gana Parishad | ||
1996 | Karuna Dutta | ||
2000 | Jogeswar Doley | ||
2001 | Rajib Lochan Pegu | Indian National Congress | |
2006 | |||
2011 | |||
2016 | Sarbananda Sonowal | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
2021 | |||
2022[a] | Bhuban Gam |
Election results
[edit]2022 by-election
[edit]This by-election was needed as the sitting MLA, Sarbananda Sonowal, resigned to become a member of the Rajya Sabha.[2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BJP | Bhuban Gam | 67,242 | 69.86 | ||
AJP | Chittaranjan Basumatary | 25,101 | 26.08 | ||
SUCI(C) | Bhaity Richong | 2,265 | 2.35 | ||
Turnout | 96,250 | ||||
Registered electors | 1,33,227 | ||||
BJP hold | Swing |
2021
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BJP | Sarbananda Sonowal | 71,436 | 67.53 | +16.79 | |
INC | Rajib Lochan Pegu | 28,244 | 28.27 | −3.11 | |
SUCI(C) | Bhaity Richong | 1,080 | 1.02 | +0.20 | |
Independent | None of the Above | 1,075 | 1.02 | +0.01 | |
Majority | 43,192 | 39.26 | +19.90 | ||
Turnout | 1,05,782 | 79.89 | −5.44 | ||
Registered electors | 1,32,403 | ||||
BJP hold | Swing | +16.79 |
2016
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BJP | Sarbananda Sonowal | 49,602 | 50.74 | +47.82 | |
INC | Rajib Lochan Pegu | 30,679 | 31.38 | −14.98 | |
Independent | Ranjit Doley | 15,695 | 16.05 | +16.05 | |
SUCI(C) | Hemanta Pegu | 798 | 0.82 | +0.82 | |
Independent | None of the Above | 987 | 1.01 | ||
Majority | 18,923 | 19.36 | |||
Turnout | 97,761 | 85.33 | +4.67 | ||
Registered electors | 1,14,572 | ||||
BJP gain from INC | Swing | +47.82 |
2011
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | Rajib Lochan Pegu | 39,655 | 46.36 | ||
Independent | Padmeswar Doley | 23,691 | 27.70 | +27.70 | |
Independent | Premadhar Doley | 19,690 | 23.02 | +23.02 | |
Independent | Achiram Doley | 2,500 | 2.92 | +2.92 | |
Majority | 15,964 | 42.85 | |||
Turnout | 85,536 | 80.66 | |||
INC hold | Swing |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ by-election
References
[edit]- ^ Election Commission of India
- ^ Hemanta Kumar Nath (28 September 2021). "Day after election to Rajya Sabha, Sarbananda Sonowal resigns from Assam Assembly". India Today. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
External links
[edit]- "Results of all Assam Assembly elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.