Dhemaji (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Dhemaji (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam a north east state of India. Dhemaji is also part of Lakhimpur Lok Sabha constituency.^[1][2] It is a reserved seat for the Scheduled tribes (ST).^[3]

Dhemaji (Vidhan Sabha constituency)[]

Following are details on Dhemaji (Vidhan Sabha constituency)^[4]-

• Country: India.

• State: Assam.

• District: Dhemaji district .

• Lok Sabha Constituency: Lakhimpur Lok Sabha/Parliamentary constituency.

• Assembly Categorisation: Rural constituency.

• Literacy Level:69.07%.

• Eligible Electors as per 2021 General Elections: 2,11,237 Eligible Electors. Male Electors:1,08,573. Female Electors:1,02,664.

• Geographic Co-Ordinates: 27°27’31.0"N 94°23’25.1"E.

• Total Area Covered: 1147 square kilometres.

• Area Includes: : Dhakuakhana thana (excluding Gohain and Dhakuakhana mouzas) and Dhemaji mouza in Dhemaji thana in Dhemaji sub-division, of Dhemaji district of Assam.

• Inter State Border :Dhemaji.

• Number Of Polling Stations: Year 2011-273,Year 2016-273,Year 2021-113.

Member of Legislative Assembly[]

Following is the list of past members representing Dhemaji (Vidhan Sabha constituency) in Assam Legislature^[5]-

• 1967: , Swatantra Party.
• 1972: , Swatantra Party.
• 1978: , Independent.
• 1983: , Indian National Congress.
• 1985: Dilip Kumar Saikia, Independent.
• 1991: Dilip Kumar Saikia, Asom Gana Parishad.
• 1996: Dilip Kumar Saikia, Asom Gana Parishad.
• 2000: Dilip Kumar Saikia, Asom Gana Parishad.
• 2001: Dilip Kumar Saikia, Asom Gana Parishad.
• 2006: Sumitra Patir, Indian National Congress.
• 2011: Sumitra Patir, Indian National Congress.
• 2016: Pradan Baruah, Bharatiya Janata Party.
• 2017: Dr. Ranoj Pegu , Bharatiya Janata Party.

Election results[]

2017 by-election[]

A by-election was held in 2017 to fill the vacancy created by Pradan Baruah's election as MP for Lakhimpur

2017 by-election: Dhemaji

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Ranoj Pegu	75,217	50.13	+9.24
	INC	Babul Sonowal	65,932	43.95	+14.29
	CPI(M)	Jadu Hazarika	4,944	3.30	+1.05
	Independent	Raj Kumar Doley	1,347	0.90	-0.37
	SUCI(C)	Hem Kanta Miri	1,218	0.81	+0.51
	NOTA	None of the above	1,371	0.91	+0.08
Majority			9,285	6.18	-5.05
Turnout			1,50,029	68.09	-12.60
Registered electors			2,20,332
	BJP hold		Swing

2016 results[]

2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Dhemaji

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Pradan Baruah	69,592	40.89	-12.24
	INC	Sumitra Patir	50,471	29.66	-12.98
	Independent	Parmananda Chayengia	21,874	12.85	N/A
	Independent	Sailen Sonowal	16,548	9.72	N/A
	CPI(M)	Gandheswar Borah	3,830	2.25	N/A
	LDP	Kiranban Deori	2,456	1.44	N/A
	Independent	Rajkumar Doley	2,173	1.27	N/A
	LJP	Durgeswar Patir	1,275	0.74	N/A
	SUCI(C)	Hem Kanta Miri	524	0.30	-0.67
	NOTA	None of the above	1,417	0.83	N/A
Majority			19,121	11.23	+6.02
Turnout			1,70,160	80.69	+4.61
Registered electors			2,10,865
	BJP gain from INC		Swing

2001 result[]

2011 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Dhemaji

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Sumitra Patir	59,633	42.64
	AGP	Parmananda Sonowal	52,348	37.43
	BJP	Sailen Sonowal	21,957	15.70
	AITC	Khadagraj Pegu	2,792	2.00
	SUCI(C)	Hem Kanta Miri	1,357	0.97
	AIFB	Dimple Sonowal	1,168	0.84
	Samata Party	Lalit Narah	604	0.43
Majority			7,285	5.21
Turnout			1,39,859	76.08
Registered electors			1,83,823
	INC hold		Swing

See also[]

• Dhemaji
• List of constituencies of Assam Legislative Assembly

References[]