Dholai Assembly constituency
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| Dholai | |
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| Constituency No. 120 for the Assam Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Northeast India |
| State | Assam |
| District | Cachar |
| LS constituency | Silchar |
| Established | 1967 |
| Total electors | 191,374 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Assam Legislative Assembly | |
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| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Dholai Assembly constituency is one of the 126 state legislative assembly constituencies in Assam state in North Eastern India. It is also one of the 7 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Silchar Lok Sabha constituency. This constituency is reserved for the Scheduled caste candidates.
Dholai Assembly constituency
[edit]Following are details on Dholai Assembly constituency[1]-
- Country: India.
- State: Assam.
- District: Cachar district .
- Lok Sabha Constituency: Silchar Lok Sabha/Parliamentary constituency.
- Assembly Categorisation: Rural constituency.
- Literacy Level:80.36%.
- Eligible Electors as per 2021 General Elections: 1,90,791 Eligible Electors. Male Electors:98,313. Female Electors:92,477 .
- Geographic Co-Ordinates: 24°32'09.6"N 92°53'04.2"E..
- Total Area Covered: 866 square kilometres.
- Area Includes: Dholai thana [excluding circle No. 58 (Part)] circle Nos. 65, 66 and Hill Punjee and Forest villages in Sonai thana and circle Nos. 25,26 and CLEVER House T.E in circle No. 27 (Part) and forest villages in Silchar thana in Silchar sub-division, of Cachar district of Assam.
- Inter State Border : Cachar.
- Number Of Polling Stations: Year 2011–166,Year 2016–178,Year 2021–11.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
[edit]Following is the list of past members representing Dholai Assembly constituency in Assam Legislature
| Election | Member | Political Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024[a] | Nihar Ranjan Das | BJP | 2024-present day | |
| 2021 | Parimal Suklabaidya | 2016-2024 | ||
| 2016 | ||||
| 2011 | Girindra Mallik | INC | 2011-16 | |
| 2006 | Parimal Suklabaidya | BJP | 2001-11 | |
| 2001 | ||||
| 1996 | Girindra Mallik | INC | 1996-01 | |
| 1991 | Parimal Suklabaidya | Bharatiya Janata Party | 1991-96 | |
| 1985 | Digendra Purkayastha | INC | 1985-91 | |
| 1983 | Sisir Ranjan Das | 1978-85 | ||
| 1978 | ||||
| 1972 | D.C Purkayastha | 1972-78 | ||
| 1970 | S.P Baindya | NJC | 1970-72 | |
| 1967 | J.M Barbhuiya | IND | 1967-70 | |
Election results
[edit]2024 by-election
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Nihar Ranjan Das | 69945 | 49.49% | ||
| INC | Dhrubajyoti Purakayastha | 60847 | 43.05% | ||
| Independent | Amalendu Das | 5061 | 3.58% | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1528 | 1.08% | ||
| Majority | 9098 | ||||
| Turnout | 141339 | ||||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2021
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Parimal Suklabaidya | 82,568 | 55.03% |  1.49
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| INC | Kamakhya Prasad Mala | 62,176 | 41.44% | 8.82
| |
| SUCI(C) | Gour Chandra Das | 1,834 | 1.22% | 0.33
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,561 | 1.04% |  0.60
| |
| Margin of victory | 20,392 | 13.73 | 7.19
| ||
| Turnout | 148,490 | 78.13% | −2.01 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | 1.49
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2016
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Parimal Suklabaidya | 68,694 | 53.54 | ||
| INC | Girindra Mallik | 41,857 | 32.62 | ||
| AIUDF | Lalta Prosad Mala | 13,382 | 10.42 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Gour Chandra Das | 1,146 | 0.89 | ||
| Independent | Nihar Ranjan Das | 1,114 | 0.86 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,110 | 1.64 | ||
| Majority | 26,837 | 20.92 | |||
| Turnout | 1,28,303 | 80.14 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,60,092 | ||||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ by-election
References
[edit]- ^ "Dholai Election 2021: Assembly Elections News, Dholai Constituency, Vidhan Sabha Seat". News18. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ The Hindu (23 November 2024). "NDA makes a clean sweep of bypolls in the Northeast". Archived from the original on 23 November 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ Election Commission of India (23 November 2024). "Dholai Assembly Constituency By Poll Result 2024". Archived from the original on 25 November 2024. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ^ "AC_Wise Final Result as per Form 21E". CEO Assam.
External links
[edit]- "Results of all Assam Assembly elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.