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Digboi Assembly constituency

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

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}

{{Use Indian English|date=September 2019}}

{{Infobox Indian constituency

| name = Digboi

| constituency_no = 123

| type = SLA

| map_image = Digboi Assembly constituency map.svg

| state = Assam

| latest_election_year = 2021

| loksabha_cons = Dibrugarh

| established = 1951

| district = Tinsukia

| reservation = None

| incumbent_image =

| mla = Suren Phukan

| party = Bharatiya Janata Party

| alliance =

| electors =

}}

Digboi Assembly constituency is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam, a northeast state of India. Digboi is also part of Dibrugarh Lok Sabha constituency.

Digboi Assembly constituency

Following are details on Digboi Assembly constituency{{cite news |title=Digboi Election 2021: Assembly Elections News, Digboi Constituency, Vidhan Sabha Seat |url=https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2021/assam/digboi-election-result-s03a123/ |access-date=28 November 2021 |publisher=News18 |date=2 May 2021}}-

  • Country: India.
  • State: Assam.
  • District: Tinsukia district.
  • Lok Sabha Constituency: Dibrugarh Lok Sabha/Parliamentary constituency.
  • Assembly Categorisation: Semi Urban constituency.
  • Literacy Level:70.92%.
  • Eligible Electors as per 2021 General Elections: 1,40,132 Eligible Electors. Male Electors:69,298. Female Electors:70,825.
  • Geographic Co-Ordinates: 27°21'06.1"N 95°36'16.2"E.
  • Total Area Covered:440 square kilometres.
  • Area Includes: Digboi thana [excluding Tirap (part) and Buridihing mouzas], Hapjan (part) and Tingrai (part) mouzas in Tinsukia thana and Tingrai (part) mouza, of Doom Dooma thana in Tinsukia sub- division.
  • Inter State Border : Tinsukia.
  • Number Of Polling Stations: Year 2011-140,Year 2016-140,Year 2021-123.

Members of Legislative Assembly

class="wikitable sortable"

! colspan="2" |Election

!Member

!Party Affiliation

style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |

|1951

!Jadav Chandra Khakhlari

! rowspan="6" |Indian National Congress

style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |

|1951

!Dalbir Singh Lohar

style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |

|1957

! rowspan="2" |Dwijesh Chandra Deb Sarma

style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |

|1962

style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |

|1967

!J.N. Bhuyan

style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |

|1972

!Chandra Bahadur Chetri

style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |

|1978

! rowspan="8" |Rameswar Dhanowar

!Indian National Congress (I)

style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |

|1983

! rowspan="7" |Indian National Congress

style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |

|1985

style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |

|1991

style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |

|1996

style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |

|2001

style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |

|2006

style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |

|2011

style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |

|2016

! rowspan="2" |Suren Phukan

! rowspan="2" |Bharatiya Janata Party

style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |

|2021

Election results

=2016=

{{Election box begin |title=2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Digboi}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Bharatiya Janata Party

|candidate = Suren Phukan

|votes = 49,167

|percentage = 51.47

|change = +15.36

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Indian National Congress

|candidate = Gautam Dhanowar

|votes = 34,874

|percentage = 36.50

|change = -13.54

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Pranab Chetia

|votes = 4,841

|percentage = 5.06

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Imran Siddique

|votes = 1,166

|percentage = 1.22

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Biswanath Sarma Bordoloi

|votes = 977

|percentage = 1.02

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Nationalist Congress Party

|candidate = Nogen Dhekial Phukan

|votes = 923

|percentage = 0.96

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Bhabakanta Chutia

|votes = 743

|percentage = 0.77

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Chandan Bagh

|votes = 588

|percentage = 0.61

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = None of the above

|candidate = None of the above

|votes = 2,246

|percentage = 2.35

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 14,343

|percentage = 14.97

|change = +1.04

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 95,525

|percentage = 82.69

|change = +13.59

}}

{{Election box Registered electors

|reg. electors = 1,15,517

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party

|loser = Indian National Congress

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

=2011=

{{Election box begin|

title=2011 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Digboi}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Indian National Congress

|candidate = Rameswar Dhanowar

|votes = 38,663

|percentage = 50.04

|change = +6.57

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bharatiya Janata Party

|candidate = Suren Phukan

|votes = 27,905

|percentage = 36.11

|change = +19.18

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Asom Gana Parishad

|candidate = Bhulen Baruah

|votes = 6,253

|percentage = 8.09

|change = -19.91

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Jharkhand Mukti Morcha

|candidate = Chandan Bagh

|votes = 2,514

|percentage = 3.25

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = All India Trinamool Congress

|candidate = Alok Roy

|votes = 1,936

|percentage = 2.50

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 10,758

|percentage = 13.93

|change = -1.54

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 77,271

|percentage = 69.10

|change = -4.66

}}

{{Election box Registered electors

|reg. electors = 1,11,823

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Indian National Congress

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

=2006=

{{Election box begin|

title=Assam Legislative Assembly election, 2006: Digboi}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Indian National Congress

|candidate = Rameswar Dhanowar

|votes = 35,773

|percentage = 43.47

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Asom Gana Parishad

|candidate = Suren Phukan

|votes = 23,038

|percentage = 28.00

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bharatiya Janata Party

|candidate = Bijoy Tanty

|votes = 13,928

|percentage = 16.93

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate|

|party = AGP(P)

|candidate = Diganta Saikia

|votes = 4,068

|percentage = 4.94

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)

|candidate = Maneswar Burman

|votes = 3,039

|percentage = 3.69

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Binoy Saikia

|votes = 2,446

|percentage = 2.97

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 12,735

|percentage = 15.47

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 82,292

|percentage = 73.76

|change =

}}

{{Election box Registered electors

|reg. electors = 1,11,564

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Indian National Congress

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

See also

References

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External links

  • {{cite web |title=Results of all Assam Assembly elections |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/category/67-assam/ |website=eci.gov.in |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=15 March 2022}}

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