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Dibrugarh Assembly constituency

Coordinates: 27°28′N 94°55′E / 27.47°N 94.92°E / 27.47; 94.92
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Dibrugarh
Constituency No. 116 for the Assam Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionNortheast India
StateAssam
DistrictDibrugarh
LS constituencyDibrugarh
Established1957 (67 years ago) (1957)
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Assam Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2021

Dibrugarh Assembly constituency is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam a north east state of India. Dibrugarh is also part of Dibrugarh Lok Sabha constituency.[1]

Dibrugarh Assembly constituency[edit]

Following are details on Dibrugarh Assembly constituency[2]-

  • Country: India.
  • State: Assam.
  • District: Dibrugarh district.
  • Lok Sabha Constituency: Dibrugarh Lok Sabha/Parliamentary constituency.
  • Assembly Categorisation: Urban constituency.
  • Literacy Level: 76.22%.
  • Eligible Electors as per 2021 General Elections: 1,50,174 Eligible Electors. Male Electors:74,243. Female Electors:75,931 .
  • Geographic Co-Ordinates: 27°33'49.7"N 94°56'44.9"E.
  • Total Area Covered:436 square kilometres.
  • Area Includes: Jamirah and Dibrugarh mouzas in Dibrugarh thana in Dibrugarh sub-division, of Dibrugarh district of Assam.
  • Inter State Border :Dibrugarh.
  • Number Of Polling Stations: Year 2011–161,Year 2016–161,Year 2021–116.

Member of Legislative Assembly[edit]

Following is the list of past members representing Dibrugarh Assembly constituency in Assam Legislature.[3][4]

Election Name Party Tenure
2021 Prasanta Phukan BJP 2006-Present day
2016
2011
2006
2001 Kalyan Kumar Gogoi Congress 1996–2006
2001
(By-election)
1996
1991 Keshav Chandra Gogoi Congress 1983–1996
1985
1983
1978 Janata Party 1978-1983
1972 Ramesh Chandra Barooah Congress 1961-1978
1967
1962
1961
(By-election)
1957 Nilmoni Barthakur Communist
Party
1957-1961

Election results[edit]

2021[edit]

2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Dibrugarh[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Prasanta Phukan 68,762 60.43 -0.19
INC Rajkumar Nilanetra Neog 30757 27.03
AJP Ajit Borgohain 11062 9.72
NOTA NOTA 1845 1.62 +0.56
Independent Kamal Hazarika 755 0.66
Asom Songrami Mancha Syed Mahshinur Rahman 601 0.53
Majority 38005 32.97
Bharatiya Janata Party hold Swing {{{swing}}}

References[edit]

  1. ^ "List of Lok Sabha and Vidan Sabha Constituencies" (PDF). Assam. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2006. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Dibrugarh Election 2021: Assembly Elections News, Dibrugarh Constituency, Vidhan Sabha Seat". News18. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Dibrugarh Election Result 2021 LIVE: Dibrugarh MLA Election Result & Vote Share - Oneindia". oneindia.com. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  4. ^ "List of MLA's of Dibrugarh". Result University. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Assam General Legislative Election 2021". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 November 2021.

External links[edit]

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