Bongaigaon Assembly constituency

{{Short description|Constituency of the Assam legislative assembly in India}}

{{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}

{{Infobox Indian constituency

| name = Bongaigaon

| constituency_no = 32

| type = SLA

| map_image = Bongaigaon Assembly constituency map.svg

| state = Assam

| latest_election_year = 2024

| loksabha_cons = Barpeta

| district = Bongaigaon

| established = 1967

| reservation = None

| incumbent_image =

| mla = Diptimayee Choudhury

| party = AGP

| alliance =NDA

| electors = {{formatnum:159836}}

}}

Bongaigaon is one of the 126 constituencies of the Assam Legislative Assembly in India.{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3931-delimitation-of-parliamentary-assembly-constituencies-order-2008/ |title=Delimitation of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies Order - 2008 |publisher=Election Commission of India |date=26 November 2008 |access-date= 12 February 2021}}{{cite web |url=http://www.ceoassam.nic.in/information/pdf/2_PC%20wise%20LAC%20breakup.pdf |title=List of Assembly constituencies showing their Parliamentary constituences wise break-up |website=www.ceoassam.nic.in| access-date=13 November 2021}}{{cite web |url=http://www.ceoassam.nic.in/information/pdf/3_Assembly_HPC_wise_MapA1.pdf |title=Map of Assam showing District-wise assembly and Parliamentary constituencies |website=www.ceoassam.nic.in| access-date=13 November 2021}} Bongaigaon forms a part of the Barpeta Lok Sabha constituency.

Extent of the constituency

The constituency includes Bongaigaon (Part) thana in Kokrajhar sub-division; and Bongaigaon (Part) thana in Goalpara sub-division, of Bongaigaon district of Assam.

Members of Legislative Assembly

class="wikitable sortable"

! Year

! Member

! colspan=2 | Party

1967

|Mathura Mohan Sinha

|

|Indian National Congress

1972

|Dhurba Barua

|

|Indian National Congress

1978

|Mathura Mohan Sinha

|

|Janata Party

1983

| rowspan="9" |Phani Bhusan Choudhury{{cite news |title=Assam Election Results 2021: Check Full List Of Winners |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/assam-election-results-2021-check-full-list-of-winners-2426707 |access-date=12 November 2021 |publisher=ndtv.com |date=3 May 2021}}

|

|Independent

1985

|

|Independent

1991

| {{Full party name with color|Asom Gana Parishad}}

1996

| {{Full party name with color|Asom Gana Parishad}}

2001

| {{Full party name with color|Asom Gana Parishad}}

2006

| {{Full party name with color|Asom Gana Parishad}}

2011

| {{Full party name with color|Asom Gana Parishad}}

2016

| {{Full party name with color|Asom Gana Parishad}}

2021

| {{Full party name with color|Asom Gana Parishad}}

2024 By-election

| Diptimayee Choudhury

| {{Full party name with color|Asom Gana Parishad}}

Election results

=2024 by-election=

{{Election box begin | title= Assam Legislative Assembly by-election 2024: Bongaigaon{{cite news |last1=The Hindu |first1= |title=NDA makes a clean sweep of bypolls in the Northeast |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/nda-makes-a-clean-sweep-of-bypolls-in-the-northeast/article68902364.ece |access-date=23 November 2024 |date=23 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241123144021/https://www.thehindu.com/elections/nda-makes-a-clean-sweep-of-bypolls-in-the-northeast/article68902364.ece |archive-date=23 November 2024 |language=en-IN}}{{cite news |last1=Election Commission of India |title=Bongaigaon Assembly Constituency By Poll Result 2024 |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcByeNov2024/candidateswise-S0332.htm |access-date=25 November 2024 |date=23 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241125115453/https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcByeNov2024/candidateswise-S0332.htm |archive-date=25 November 2024}}}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|candidate = Diptimayee Choudhury

|party = Asom Gana Parishad

|votes = 74734

|percentage = 52.4

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|candidate = Brajenjit Sinha

|party = Indian National Congress

|votes = 39570

|percentage = 27.75

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|candidate = Sailendra Sarkar

|party = Independent

|votes = 13381

|percentage = 9.38

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|candidate = None of the Above

|party = None of the above (India)

|votes = 2714

|percentage = 1.9

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 35164

|percentage =

|change =

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{{Election box turnout

|votes = 142620

|percentage =

|change =

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{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Asom Gana Parishad

|loser =

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

=2021=

{{Election box begin |title=2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Bongaigaon{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/13620-assam-general-legislative-election-2021/ |title=Assam General Legislative Election 2021 |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=13 November 2021}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Asom Gana Parishad

|candidate = Phani Bhusan Choudhury

|votes = 82,800

|percentage = 54.00

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Indian National Congress

|candidate = Shankar Prasad Ray

|votes = 44,633

|percentage = 29.00

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Assam Jatiya Parishad

|candidate = Dipu Choudhury

|votes = 13,988

|percentage = 9.00

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Political Justice Party

|candidate = Santanu Mukherjee

|votes = 2,266

|percentage = 1.00

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bharatiya Gana Parishad

|candidate = Sujit Kumar Roy

|votes = 2,184

|percentage = 1.00

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = None of the above (India)

|candidate = None of the Above

|votes = 2,179

|percentage = 1.00

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 38,167

|percentage = 25.20

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 1,51,451

|percentage = 85.90

|change =

}}

{{Election box Registered electors|

|reg. electors = 1,76,306

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Asom Gana Parishad

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

=2016=

{{Election box begin |title=2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Bongaigaon{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/4017-assam-general-legislative-election-2016/ |title=Assam General Legislative Election 2016 |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=13 November 2021}}}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Asom Gana Parishad

|candidate = Phani Bhusan Choudhury

|votes = 77,292

|percentage = 56.03

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Indian National Congress

|candidate = Shankar Prasad Ray

|votes = 45,972

|percentage = 33.32

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Itesh Bordoloi

|votes = 7,087

|percentage = 5.13

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Dhirabati Choudhury

|votes = 1,902

|percentage = 1.37

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Prabhat Baisnab

|votes = 1,404

|percentage = 1.01

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Fulbar Ali Molya

|votes = 1,099

|percentage = 0.79

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Deepak Kumar Das

|votes = 815

|percentage = 0.59

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = None of the above

|candidate = None of the above

|votes = 2,376

|percentage = 1.72

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 31,320

|percentage = 22.71

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 1,37,947

|percentage = 86.68

|change =

}}

{{Election box Registered electors|

|reg. electors = 1,59,137

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Asom Gana Parishad

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

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