Gauhati East Assembly constituency
{{Short description|Constituency of the Assam legislative assembly in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2017}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Gauhati East
| constituency_no = 53
| type = SLA
| map_image = Gauhati East Assembly constituency map.svg
| state = Assam
| latest_election_year = 2021
| loksabha_cons = Gauhati
| district = Kamrup Metropolitan
| established = 1967
| reservation = None
| incumbent_image =
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Gauhati East Assembly constituency is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam a northeast state of India. Gauhati East is also part of Gauhati Lok Sabha constituency. The Gauhati East constituency is the only fully urban Legislative Assembly constituency of Assam. Located in the heart of the city of Guwahati, the capital city of Assam, the constituency includes areas such as Pan Bazar, Uzan Bazar, Fancy Bazar, Paltan Bazar, etc. which makes it the most prestigious of all the Legislative Assembly Constituencies of Assam.
Members of Legislative Assembly
- 1967: Mahendra Mohan Choudhry, Indian National Congress
- 1973: Atul Chandrasaikia, Indian National Congress
- 1978: Ajoy Kumar Dutta, Janata Party
- 1983: Munin Sarmah, Indian National Congress
- 1985: Biraj Kumar Sarma, Asom Gana Parishad.
- 1991: Chitta Ranjan Patowari, Indian National Congress
- 1996: Biraj Kumar Sarma, Asom Gana Parishad
- 2001: Pankaj Bora, Indian National Congress
- 2006: Robin Bordoloi, Indian National Congress
- 2011: Robin Bordoloi, Indian National Congress
- 2016: Siddhartha Bhattacharya, Bharatiya Janata Party
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Election ! Name ! colspan=2 | Party |
| 2021
| Siddhartha Bhattacharya{{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}} | {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} |
Election results
=2016=
{{Election box begin |title=2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Gauhati East}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Siddhartha Bhattacharya
|votes = 1,27,602
|percentage = 78.49
|change = +44.20
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Bobbeeta Sharma
|votes = 30,965
|percentage = 19.05
|change = -18.38
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the Above
|votes = 1,288
|percentage = 0.79
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 96,637
|percentage = 59.44
|change = +56.30
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,62,579
|percentage = 75.09
|change =
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 2,16,521
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing = +12.93
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2011=
{{Election box begin|
title=2011 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Gauhati East}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Captain Robin Bordoloi
|votes = 47,727
|percentage = 37.44
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Siddhartha Bhattacharya
|votes = 43,730
|percentage = 34.30
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Asom Gana Parishad
|candidate = Queen Oja
|votes = 29,644
|percentage = 23.25
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of India
|candidate = Upendra Nath Talukdar
|votes = 1,795
|percentage = 1.41
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Kailash Kanta Sarma
|votes = 1,318
|percentage = 1.03
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Nationalist Congress Party
|candidate = Dhiren Deb Adhikari
|votes = 794
|percentage = 0.62
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Bhupen Sarma
|votes = 607
|percentage = 0.48
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Tutu Sarkar
|votes = 505
|percentage = 0.40
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Kaji Nekib Ahmed
|votes = 419
|percentage = 0.33
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Bhupen Boro
|votes = 353
|percentage = 0.28
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Samajwadi Party
|candidate = Umesh Chandra Das
|votes = 322
|percentage = 0.25
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Jayanta Kumar Barua
|votes = 261
|percentage = 0.20
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 3,997
|percentage = 3.14
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,27,475
|percentage = 61.08
|change =
}}
{{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}}
{{Assembly constituencies of Assam}}
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Category:Assembly constituencies of Assam
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