Silchar Assembly constituency
{{short description|Assembly constituency of Assam}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2021}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Silchar
| mla = Dipayan Chakraborty
| party = {{legend2|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|BJP|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
| alliance = NDA
| latest_election_year = 2021
| state = Assam
| district = Cachar
| loksabha_cons = Silchar
| established = 1951
| reservation = None
| electors = 234,195
| type = SLA
| constituency_no = 9
| map_image = Silchar Assembly constituency map.svg
}}
Silchar Assembly constituency is one of the 126 state legislative assembly constituencies in Assam state in North Eastern India. It is also one of the 7 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Silchar Lok Sabha constituency.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Election ! Member ! colspan="2"|Political Party ! Tenure | |
| 2021
|rowspan=3 style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}| | rowspan=3| BJP
|2021-Incumbent |
| 2016
|rowspan=2 |Dilip Kumar Paul |rowspan=2 |2014-21 | |
| 2014 | |
| 2011
|rowspan=2 style="background-color:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}| | rowspan=2| INC
|2011-14 |
| 2006
|2006-11 | |
| 2001
|rowspan=2| Bimalangshu Roy |rowspan=3 style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}| | rowspan=3| BJP
|rowspan=2| 1996-06 |
| 1996 | |
| 1991
|1991-96 | |
| 1985
|rowspan=2 style="background-color:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}| | rowspan=2| INC
|1985-91 |
| 1983
|1983-85 | |
| 1978
|{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}} |1978-83 | |
| 1972
|rowspan=2 style="background-color:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}| | rowspan=2| INC
|1972-78 |
| 1967
|1967-72 | |
| 1962 | rowspan="4" |
|IND |1962-67 |
| 1957
|INC |1957-61 | |
| 1952
|IND |1952-57 |
Election results
=2021=
{{Election box begin | title=2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Silchar{{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=Dipayan Chakraborty|votes=98,558|percentage=56.17|change=-4.36}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Tamal Kanti Banik|votes=60,980|percentage=34.75|change=-0.28}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Dilip Kumar Paul|votes=11,254|percentage=6.41|change=N/A}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=1,398|percentage=0.80|change=+0.08}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes = 37,578
|percentage = 21.42
|change = -4.08
}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=175,465|percentage=74.55|change=-0.50}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing =-4.36
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2016=
{{Election box begin|
title=2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Silchar}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Dilip Kumar Paul
|votes = 94,787
|percentage = 60.53
|change = +19.44
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Bithika Dev
|votes = 54,867
|percentage = 35.03
|change = -14.86
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = Supriya Bhattacharjee
|votes = 1,961
|percentage = 1.25
|change = -3.91
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Shuvadip Dutta
|votes = 657
|percentage = 0.41
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Rita Mazumder
|votes = 526
|percentage = 0.33
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Imdad Hussain Laskar
|votes = 512
|percentage = 0.32
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Samajwadi Party
|candidate = Sahin Ahmed Choudhury
|votes = 332
|percentage = 0.21
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
|candidate = Pradip Kumar Deb
|votes = 324
|percentage = 0.20
|change = -0.51
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Biju Chanda
|votes = 318
|percentage = 0.20
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Khairul Alam Barbhuiyan
|votes = 270
|percentage = 0.17
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Brojalal Das
|votes = 232
|percentage = 0.14
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Ascham Uddin Laskar
|votes = 211
|percentage = 0.13
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = BGP
|candidate = Nilom Sanjib Sarmah
|votes = 199
|percentage = 0.12
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Monilal Das
|votes = 158
|percentage = 0.10
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Ashim Kumar Das
|votes = 97
|percentage = 0.06
|change = 0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 1,143
|percentage = 0.72
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 39,920
|percentage = 25.50
|change = +13.10
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,56,594
|percentage = 75.05
|change = +17.04
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing = +17.20
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2014 by-election=
{{Election box begin|
title=2014 by-election: Silchar}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Dilip Kumar Paul
|votes = 74,898
|percentage = 58.37
|change = +20.88
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Arun Dutta Mazumder
|votes = 37,457
|percentage = 29.19
|change = -20.70
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = All India United Democratic Front
|candidate = Nur Ahmed Barbhuiyan
|votes = 11,203
|percentage = 8.73
|change = +8.09
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = Dulal Mitra
|votes = 2,401
|percentage = 1.87
|change = -3.29
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
|candidate = Pradeep Kumar Deb
|votes = 881
|percentage = 0.69
|change = -0.02
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Shuvadip Dutta
|votes = 465
|percentage = 0.36
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Jahir Uddin Mazumder
|votes = 272
|percentage = 0.21
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Shipra Rani Das
|votes = 205
|percentage = 0.16
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Biju Chanda
|votes = 173
|percentage = 0.13
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Puspita Devi
|votes = 148
|percentage = 0.12
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Kaushik Paul
|votes = 141
|percentage = 0.11
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Ashim Das
|votes = 77
|percentage = 0.06
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 37,441
|percentage = 29.18
|change = +16.78
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,28,321
|percentage = 63.09
|change = +5.08
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing = +20.79
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2011=
{{Election box begin|
title=2011 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Silchar}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Sushmita Dev
|votes = 56,377
|percentage = 49.89
|change = +3.92
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Rajdeep Roy
|votes = 42,366
|percentage = 37.49
|change = -4.83
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = Parimal Kanti Paul
|votes = 5,835
|percentage = 5.16
|change = +1.18
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Asom Gana Parishad
|candidate = Alhaj Fakrul Islam Mazumder
|votes = 4,066
|percentage = 3.60
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Dhrubajyoti Gupta
|votes = 1,010
|percentage = 0.89
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
|candidate = Tushar Kanti Purkayastha
|votes = 807
|percentage = 0.71
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = All India United Democratic Front
|candidate = Dibakar Bhattacharjee
|votes = 718
|percentage = 0.64
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Shekhar Roy
|votes = 671
|percentage = 0.59
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Rajdeep Deb Roy
|votes = 542
|percentage = 0.48
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Amrit Lal Das
|votes = 341
|percentage = 0.30
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Kamal Das
|votes = 262
|percentage = 0.23
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 14,011
|percentage = 12.40
|change = +8.75
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,12,995
|percentage = 58.01
|change = -1.93
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Indian National Congress
|swing = +4.38
}}
{{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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