Howraghat Assembly constituency

Howraghat
Constituency No. 109 for the Assam Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Assam
District	Karbi Anglong
Lok Sabha constituency	Diphu
Established	1967
Reservation	ST

Howraghat Assembly constituency is one of the 126 constituencies of the Assam Legislative Assembly in India. ^{[1] [2]} Howraghat forms a part of the Diphu Lok Sabha constituency. This constituency is reserved for the Scheduled Tribes (ST). ^[3]

Members of Legislative Assembly

Year	Winner	Party
1967	C. S. Teron		Indian National Congress
1972
1978	Barelong Terang		Janata Party
1983	Dorsing Terang		Indian National Congress
1985	Khorsing Engti		Independent politician
2006			Indian National Congress
2011			Indian National Congress
1991	Babu Rongpi		Autonomous State Demand Committee
1996	Chandrakanta Terang		Autonomous State Demand Committee
2001	Dharamsing Teron		Autonomous State Demand Committee
2016	Joyram Engleng		Bharatiya Janata Party
2021 [4]	Dorsing Ronghang		Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

2016

2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Howraghat ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Joyram Engleng	43,378	44.18	+37.48
	INC	Khorsing Engti	36,987	37.67	−12.90
	Independent	Chomang Kro	15,899	16.19	−22.94
	NOTA	None of the above	1,906	1.94	N/A
Majority			6,391	6.51	−4.93
Turnout			98,170	83.85	+3.28
Registered electors			1,17,070
	BJP gain from INC		Swing

2011

2011 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Howraghat

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Khorsing Engti	43,014	50.57
	Independent	Chomang Kro	33,279	39.13
	BJP	Topan Teron	5,697	6.70
	Independent	Hori Terang	2,069	2.43
	Independent	Dewan Rongpi	998	1.17
Majority			9,735	11.44
Turnout			85,057	80.57
Registered electors			1,05,569
	INC hold		Swing

See also

• Howraghat
• Diphu Lok Sabha constituency
• Karbi Anglong district

References

1. "List of Assembly constituencies showing their Parliamentary constituences wise break-up" (PDF). www.ceoassam.nic.in. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
2. "Map of Assam showing District-wise assembly and Parliamentary constituencies" (PDF). www.ceoassam.nic.in. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
3. "Delimitation of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies of State of Assam" (PDF). Election Commission of India . Retrieved 2025-11-28.
4. "Assam General Legislative Election 2021". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 13 November 2021.
5. "Assam General Legislative Election 2016". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 13 November 2021.