Hojai Assembly constituency
{{short description|Assembly constituency of Assam}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2021}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Hojai
| map_caption = Ramkrishna Ghosh, the present MLA of Hojai
| mla = Ramkrishna Ghosh
| party = {{legend2|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|BJP|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
| alliance = NDA
| latest_election_year = 2021
| state = Assam
| division = Central Assam
| district = Hojai
| loksabha_cons = Nagaon
| established = 1967
| reservation = None
| electors = 266,431
| type= SLA
| constituency_no = 91
| map_image = Hojai Assembly constituency map.svg
}}
Hojai Assembly constituency is one of the 126 state legislative assembly constituencies in Assam state in North Eastern India. It is also one of the 9 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Nagaon Lok Sabha constituency.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Election ! Member ! colspan="2"|Political Party ! Tenure | |
| 2021
|rowspan=2 style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}| | rowspan=2| BJP
|2021-Incumbent |
| 2016
|2016-21 | |
| 2011
| Ardhendu Kumar Dey |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |2011-16 | |
| 2006
|Aditya Langthasa |{{Full party name with color|All India United Democratic Front}} |2006-11 | |
| 2001
|rowspan=3|Ardhendu Kumar Dey |rowspan=3 style="background-color:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}| | rowspan=3|INC
|rowspan=3|1991-06 |
| 1996 | |
| 1991 | |
| 1985
|Santi Ranjan Dasgupta |style="background-color:{{party color|Independent}}| | IND
|1985-91 |
| 1983
|Sadhan Ranjan Sarkar |style="background-color:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}| | INC
|1983-85 |
| 1978
|Santi Ranjan Dasgupta |style="background-color:{{party color|Janata Party}}| | JP
|1978-83 |
| 1972
|Idris Ali Fakir |style="background-color:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}| | INC
|1972-78 |
| 1967
|R Ahmed |style="background-color:{{party color|Swatantra Party}}| | SWA
|1967-72 |
Election results
=2021=
{{Election box begin | title=2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Hojai{{cite news |url=http://ceoassam.nic.in/assembly/2021/form21E_2021.html |title=AC_Wise Final Result as per Form 21E |work=CEO Assam |language=en}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Ramkrishna Ghosh|votes=125,790|percentage=56.64%|change=+2.25}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Debabrata Saha|votes=92,008|percentage=41.43%|change=+23.30}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=1,724|percentage=0.78%|change=+0.09}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes = 33,782
|percentage = 15.33%
|change =-13.44
}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=220,372|percentage=83.24%|change=-2.87}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing =+2.25
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2016=
{{Election box begin|
title=2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Hojai}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Shiladitya Dev
|votes = 1,05,615
|percentage = 54.39
|change = +35.53
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = All India United Democratic Front
|candidate = Dhaniram Thousen
|votes = 49,756
|percentage = 25.62
|change = -6.27
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Ardhendu Kumar Dey
|votes = 35,207
|percentage = 18.13
|change = -26.26
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Md. Zakir Hussain
|votes = 1,432
|percentage = 0.73
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Mainul Hoque
|votes = 795
|percentage = 0.40
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 1,342
|percentage = 0.69
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 55,859
|percentage = 28.77
|change = +16.27
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,94,147
|percentage = 86.11
|change = +6.85
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing = +4.64
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2011=
{{Election box begin|
title=2011 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Hojai}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Ardhendu Kumar Dey
|votes = 70,649
|percentage = 44.39
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = All India United Democratic Front
|candidate = Dr. Aditya Langthasa
|votes = 50,755
|percentage = 31.89
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Shiladitya Dev
|votes = 30,011
|percentage = 18.86
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Asom Gana Parishad
|candidate = Narayan Chandra Bhowmik
|votes = 2,623
|percentage = 1.64
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = Jogeshwar Das
|votes = 1,577
|percentage = 0.99
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Deba Prasad Chauhan
|votes = 1,420
|percentage = 0.89
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Debashish Dutta
|votes = 941
|percentage = 0.59
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = All India Minorities Front
|candidate = Md. Abdul Karim
|votes = 672
|percentage = 0.42
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Arun Dev
|votes = 476
|percentage = 0.29
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 19,894
|percentage = 12.50
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,59,124
|percentage = 79.26
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Indian National Congress
|loser = All India United Democratic Front
|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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Category:Assembly constituencies of Assam