Majuli_Assembly_constituency
Majuli Assembly constituency
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Majuli Assembly constituency is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam a north east state of India. Majuli is also part of Lakhimpur Lok Sabha constituency. It is a reserved seat for the Scheduled tribes (ST).[1]
Quick Facts Constituency details, Country ...
| Majuli | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 98 for the Assam Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Northeast India |
| State | Assam |
| District | Majuli |
| LS constituency | Lakhimpur |
| Established | 1962 |
| Reservation | ST |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Assam Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent Bhuban Gam | |
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More information SI No., Year ...
| SI No. | Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1962 | Malchandra Pegu | Indian National Congress | |
| 2. | 1967 | M. Pegu | Independent | |
| 3. | 1972 | Mal Chandna Pegu | Indian National Congress | |
| 4. | 1978 | Chakbhal Kagyang | Janata Party | |
| 5. | 1985 | Padmeswar Deley | Independent | |
| 6. | 1991 | Asom Gana Parishad | ||
| 7. | 1996 | Karuna Dutta | ||
| 8. | 2000 | Jogeswar Doley | ||
| 9. | 2001 | Rajib Lochan Pegu | Indian National Congress | |
| 10. | 2006 | |||
| 11. | 2011 | |||
| 12. | 2016 | Sarbananda Sonowal | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 13. | 2021 | |||
| 2022[lower-alpha 1] | Bhuban Gam | |||
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2022 By-election
This by-election was needed as the sitting MLA, Sarbananda Sonowal, resigned to become a member of the Rajya Sabha.[2]
2021
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Sarbananda Sonowal | 71,436 | 67.53 | +16.79 | |
| INC | Rajib Lochan Pegu | 28,244 | 28.27 | -3.11 | |
| SUCI(C) | Bhaity Richong | 1,080 | 1.02 | +0.20 | |
| Independent | None of the Above | 1,075 | 1.02 | +0.01 | |
| Majority | 43,192 | 39.26 | +19.90 | ||
| Turnout | 1,05,782 | 79.89 | -5.44 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,32,403 | ||||
| BJP hold | Swing | +16.79 | |||
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2016
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Sarbananda Sonowal | 49,602 | 50.74 | +47.82 | |
| INC | Rajib Lochan Pegu | 30,679 | 31.38 | -14.98 | |
| Independent | Ranjit Doley | 15,695 | 16.05 | +16.05 | |
| SUCI(C) | Hemanta Pegu | 798 | 0.82 | +0.82 | |
| Independent | None of the Above | 987 | 1.01 | ||
| Majority | 18,923 | 19.36 | |||
| Turnout | 97,761 | 85.33 | +4.67 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,14,572 | ||||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | +47.82 | |||
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2011
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Rajib Lochan Pegu | 39,655 | 46.36 | ||
| Independent | Padmeswar Doley | 23,691 | 27.70 | +27.70 | |
| Independent | Premadhar Doley | 19,690 | 23.02 | +23.02 | |
| Independent | Achiram Doley | 2,500 | 2.92 | +2.92 | |
| Majority | 15,964 | 42.85 | |||
| Turnout | 85,536 | 80.66 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
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- Hemanta Kumar Nath (28 September 2021). "Day after election to Rajya Sabha, Sarbananda Sonowal resigns from Assam Assembly". India Today. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- "Results of all Assam Assembly elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.