Gauhati East Assembly constituency

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Gauhati
Constituency No. 53 for the Assam Legislative Assembly
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Constituency details
Country India
Region Northeast India
State Assam
District Kamrup Metropolitan
LS constituency Gauhati
ReservationNone
Elected year 2021

Gauhati East Assembly 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.

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Members of Legislative Assembly

Election results

2016

2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Gauhati East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP Siddhartha Bhattacharya 127,602 78.49 +44.20
INC Bobbeeta Sharma30,96519.05-18.38
NOTA None of the Above 1,2880.79
Majority96,63759.44+56.30
Turnout 1,62,57975.09
Registered electors 2,16,521
BJP gain from INC Swing +12.93

2011 results

2011 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Gauhati East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Captain Robin Bordoloi 47,72737.44
BJP Siddhartha Bhattacharya 43,73034.30
AGP Queen Oja 29,64423.25
CPI Upendra Nath Talukdar1,7951.41
AITC Kailash Kanta Sarma1,3181.03
NCP Dhiren Deb Adhikari7940.62
Independent Bhupen Sarma6070.48
Independent Tutu Sarkar5050.40
Independent Kaji Nekib Ahmed4190.33
Independent Bhupen Boro3530.28
SP Umesh Chandra Das3220.25
Independent Jayanta Kumar Barua2610.20
Majority3,9973.14
Turnout 1,27,47561.08
INC hold Swing

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