Sonari Assembly constituency

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

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

{{Infobox Indian constituency

| name = Sonari

| constituency_no = 106

| type = SLA

| map_image = Sonari Assembly constituency map.svg

| state = Assam

| latest_election_year = 2021

| loksabha_cons = Jorhat

| district = Charaideo

| established = 1951

| reservation = None

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Sonari Assembly constituency is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam Legislative Assembly. Sonari forms part of the Jorhat Lok Sabha constituency.{{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 |accessdate= 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}}

Members of Legislative Assembly

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! colspan="2" |Election

!Member

!Party Affiliation

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

|1951

! rowspan="2" |Purnananda Chetia

! rowspan="7" |Indian National Congress

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

|1957

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

|1962

! rowspan="2" |Bimala Prasad Chaliha

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

|1967

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

|1972

!Janakinath Handique

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

|1978

! rowspan="2" |Satya Tanti

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

|1983

style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}" |

| rowspan="2" |1985

! rowspan="2" |Bhadreswar Buragohain

!Independent

style="background-color: {{party color|Asom Gana Parishad}}" |

!Asom Gana Parishad

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

|1991

! rowspan="5" |Sarat Barkotoky

! rowspan="5" |Indian National Congress

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

!Topon Kumar Gogoi

! rowspan="3" |Bharatiya Janata Party

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

|2019^

!Nabanita Handique

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

|2021

!Dharmeswar Konwar

^ Indicates Bye-Elections

  • 1951: Purnanada Chetia, Indian National Congress{{Cite web |title=Assam Assembly Election Results in 1951 |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3989-assam-1951/}}
  • 1957: Purnanada Chetia, Indian National Congress (PS No.79){{Cite web |title=Archived copy |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1957/StatRep_Assam_1957.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613105605/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1957/StatRep_Assam_1957.pdf |archive-date=2018-06-13 |access-date=2018-07-03}}
  • 1962: Bimala Prasad Chaliha, Indian National Congress (PS No.90){{Cite web |title=Archived copy |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_Assam_1962.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613105631/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_Assam_1962.pdf |archive-date=2018-06-13 |access-date=2018-07-03}}
  • 1967: Bimala Prasad Chaliha, Indian National Congress (PS No.110){{Cite web |title=Archived copy |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20report%20Assam%201967.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613110701/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20report%20Assam%201967.pdf |archive-date=2018-06-13 |access-date=2018-07-03}}
  • 1972: Janakinath Handique, Indian National Congress (PS No.110){{Cite web |title=Archived copy |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1972/Statistical%20Report%20Assam%201972.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613125915/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1972/Statistical%20Report%20Assam%201972.pdf |archive-date=2018-06-13 |access-date=2018-07-03}}
  • 1978: Satya Tanti, Indian National Congress (PS No.106){{Cite web |title=Election Result |url=http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=18&cid=106 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180703050912/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=18&cid=106 |archive-date=July 3, 2018}}
  • 1983: Satya Tanti, Indian National Congress{{Cite web |title=Archived copy |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1983/StatisticalReportAssam83.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613112311/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1983/StatisticalReportAssam83.pdf |archive-date=2018-06-13 |access-date=2018-07-03}}
  • 1985: Bhadreswar Buragohain, Independent, later Asom Gana Parishad{{Cite web |title=Archived copy |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1985/StatisticalReport%20Assam85.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613130225/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1985/StatisticalReport%20Assam85.pdf |archive-date=2018-06-13 |access-date=2018-07-03}}
  • 1991: Sarat Barkotoky, Indian National Congress
  • 1996: Sarat Barkotoky, Indian National Congress
  • 2001: Sarat Barkotoky, Indian National Congress
  • 2006: Sarat Barkotoky, Indian National Congress
  • 2011: Sarat Barkotoky, Indian National Congress
  • 2016: Topon Kumar Gogoi, Bharatiya Janata Party
  • 2019 (by-election): Nabanita Handique, Bharatiya Janata Party
  • 2021: Dharmeswar Konwar,{{cite web |title=Assam General Legislative Election 2021 |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/13620-assam-general-legislative-election-2021/ |accessdate=13 November 2021 |publisher=Election Commission of India}} Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

= 2019 by-election =

{{Election box begin |title=By-election, 2019: Sonari{{cite news |last1=Zee News |title=By-election results 2019: List of winners in 51 Assembly and Satara, Samastipur |url=https://zeenews.india.com/india/by-election-results-2019-list-of-winners-in-51-assembly-and-satara-samastipur-2241916.html |accessdate=9 January 2024 |date=25 October 2019 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240109071426/https://zeenews.india.com/india/by-election-results-2019-list-of-winners-in-51-assembly-and-satara-samastipur-2241916.html |archivedate=9 January 2024 |language=en}}}}

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|candidate =Nabanita Handique

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|candidate =Sushil Kumar Suri

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= 2016 =

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