Jorhat (Lok Sabha constituency)

Jorhat Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 14 Lok Sabha constituencies in Assam state in north-eastern India.

Assembly segments

Jorhat Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:[1]

Constituency number Name Party MLA
98 Jorhat

BJP
100 Titabar INC
101 Mariani INC
102 Teok Asom Gana Parishad
103 Amguri Asom Gana Parishad
104 Nazira INC
105 Mahmara

BJP
106 Sonari

BJP
107 Thowra

BJP
108 Sibsagar Vacant

Members of Parliament


Year Winner Party
1952 Debeswar Sarmah Indian National Congress
1957 Mofida Ahmed Indian National Congress
1962 Rajendranath Barua Indian National Congress
1967 Rajendranath Barua Indian National Congress
1971 Tarun Gogoi Indian National Congress
1977 Tarun Gogoi Indian National Congress
1984 Parag Chaliha Asom Gana Parishad
1991 Bijoy Krishna Handique Indian National Congress
1996 Bijoy Krishna Handique Indian National Congress
1998 Bijoy Krishna Handique Indian National Congress
1999 Bijoy Krishna Handique Indian National Congress
2004 Bijoy Krishna Handique Indian National Congress
2009 Bijoy Krishna Handique Indian National Congress
2014 Kamakhya Prasad Tasa Bharatiya Janata Party
2019 Topon Kumar Gogoi Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

General election 2019
2019 Indian general elections: Jorhat
Party Candidate Votes % ±
BJP Topon Kumar Gogoi 5,43,288 51.35
INC Sushanta Borgohain 4,60,635 43.54
CPI Kanak Gogoi 17,849 1.69
NOTA None of the above 12,569 1.19
Majority 82,653 7.81
Turnout 10,58,820 77.57
BJP hold Swing

General elections 2014
2014 Indian general elections: Jorhat
Party Candidate Votes % ±
BJP Kamakhya Prasad Tasa 4,56,420 48.99 +10.95
INC Bijoy Krishna Handique 3,54,000 38.00 -9.46
AGP Prodip Hazarika 46,626 5.01 +5.01
CPI Drupad Borgohain 28,930 3.11 -6.61
AIUDF Nasir Ahmed 7,331 0.79 +0.79
AITC Ribulaya Gogoi 5,759 0.62 +0.62
SP Gunin Basumatari 5,754 0.62 +0.62
Independent Raj Kumar Dowarah 4,737 0.51 -0.25
AAP Manorom Gogoi 3,659 0.39 +0.39
Forward Bloc Horen Borgohain 3,472 0.37 +0.37
NOTA None of the above 14,648 1.57 ---
Majority 1,02,420 11.00 +1.58
Turnout 9,31,568 78.32
BJP gain from INC Swing +6.25

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General elections 2009
2009 Indian general elections: Jorhat
Party Candidate Votes % ±
INC Bijoy Krishna Handique 3,62,320 47.44
BJP Kamakhya Prasad Tasa 2,90,406 38.02
CPI Drupad Borgohain 74,185 9.71
Majority 71,914 9.42
Turnout 7,63,554 64.58
INC hold Swing

See also

References
  1. "List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Assam. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2006. Retrieved 6 October 2008.
  2. Jorhat District, Assam. Expenditure Details of Contesting Candidates Archived 2014-04-07 at the Wayback Machine

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