Gauhati East (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Gauhati East (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam a northeast state of India. Gauhati East is also part of Gauhati Lok Sabha constituency. The Gauhati East constituency is the only fully urban Legislative Assembly Constituency of Assam. Located in the heart of the city of Guwahati, the capital city of Assam, the constituency includes areas such as Pan Bazar, Uzan Bazar, Fancy Bazar, Paltan Bazar, etc. which makes it the most prestigious of all the Legislative Assembly Constituencies of Assam.[1][2]
Member of Legislative Assembly[]
- 1967: Mahendra Mohan Choudhry, Indian National Congress
- 1973: , Indian National Congress
- 1978: Ajoy Kumar Dutta, Janata Party
- 1983: , Indian National Congress
- 1985: Biraj Kumar Sarma, Asom Gana Parishad.
- 1991: , Indian National Congress
- 1996: Biraj Kumar Sarma, Asom Gana Parishad
- 2001: Pankaj Bora, Indian National Congress
- 2006: Robin Bordoloi, Indian National Congress
- 2011: Robin Bordoloi, Indian National Congress
- 2016: Siddhartha Bhattacharya, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 2021: Siddhartha Bhattacharya, Bharatiya Janata Party
Election results[]
2016 results[]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Siddhartha Bhattacharya | 1,27,602 | 78.49 | +44.20 | |
| INC | Bobbeeta Sharma | 30,965 | 19.05 | -18.38 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,288 | 0.79 | ||
| Majority | 96,637 | 59.44 | +56.30 | ||
| Turnout | 1,62,579 | 75.09 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,16,521 | ||||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | +12.93 | |||
2011 results[]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Captain Robin Bordoloi | 47,727 | 37.44 | ||
| BJP | Siddhartha Bhattacharya | 43,730 | 34.30 | ||
| AGP | Queen Oja | 29,644 | 23.25 | ||
| CPI | Upendra Nath Talukdar | 1,795 | 1.41 | ||
| AITC | Kailash Kanta Sarma | 1,318 | 1.03 | ||
| NCP | Dhiren Deb Adhikari | 794 | 0.62 | ||
| Independent | Bhupen Sarma | 607 | 0.48 | ||
| Independent | Tutu Sarkar | 505 | 0.40 | ||
| Independent | Kaji Nekib Ahmed | 419 | 0.33 | ||
| Independent | Bhupen Boro | 353 | 0.28 | ||
| SP | Umesh Chandra Das | 322 | 0.25 | ||
| Independent | Jayanta Kumar Barua | 261 | 0.20 | ||
| Majority | 3,997 | 3.14 | |||
| Turnout | 1,27,475 | 61.08 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
See also[]
- Gauhati
- List of constituencies of Assam Legislative Assembly
References[]
Categories:
- Assembly constituencies of Assam
- Kamrup Metropolitan district
- Assam geography stubs