Jorhat (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Jorhat Assembly constituency is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam Legislative Assembly. Jorhat forms part of the Jorhat Lok Sabha constituency. The longest serving representative of the constituency is Shri Hitendra Nath Goswami who is heading for last 22 years.
Members of Legislative Assembly
- 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
Election results
2021
| 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
| 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
| 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
- ^ "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
- "Results of all Assam Assembly elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.