Majuli Assembly constituency

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Majuli
Constituency No. 98 for the Assam Legislative Assembly
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Constituency details
Country India
Region Northeast India
State Assam
District Majuli
LS constituency Lakhimpur
Established1962
Reservation ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Assam Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Bhuban Gam
Party Bharatiya Janata Party

Majuli is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam a north east state of India. Majuli is also part of Lakhimpur Lok Sabha constituency. It is a reserved seat for the Scheduled tribes (ST). [1]

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Members of the Legislative Assembly

YearNameParty
1962Malchandra Pegu Indian National Congress
1967M. Pegu Independent
1972Mal Chandna Pegu Indian National Congress
1978Chakbhal Kagyang Janata Party
1985 Padmeswar Deley Independent
1991 Asom Gana Parishad
1996 Karuna Dutta
2000 Jogeswar Doley
2001 Rajib Lochan Pegu Indian National Congress
2006
2011
2016 Sarbananda Sonowal Bharatiya Janata Party
2021
2022 [a] Bhuban Gam

Election results

2022 by-election

This by-election was needed as the sitting MLA, Sarbananda Sonowal, resigned to become a member of the Rajya Sabha. [2]

2022 Assam Legislative Assembly By-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP Bhuban Gam 67,242 69.86
AJP Chittaranjan Basumatary25,10126.08
SUCI(C) Bhaity Richong2,2652.35
Turnout 96,250
Registered electors 1,33,227
BJP hold Swing

2021

Assam Legislative Assembly Election, 2021: Majuli
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP Sarbananda Sonowal 71,43667.53+16.79
INC Rajib Lochan Pegu 28,24428.27−3.11
SUCI(C) Bhaity Richong1,0801.02+0.20
Independent None of the Above 1,0751.02+0.01
Majority43,19239.26+19.90
Turnout 1,05,78279.89−5.44
Registered electors 1,32,403
BJP hold Swing +16.79

2016

Assam Legislative Assembly Election, 2016: Majuli
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP Sarbananda Sonowal 49,60250.74+47.82
INC Rajib Lochan Pegu 30,67931.38−14.98
Independent Ranjit Doley 15,69516.05+16.05
SUCI(C) Hemanta Pegu 7980.82+0.82
Independent None of the Above 9871.01
Majority18,92319.36
Turnout 97,76185.33+4.67
Registered electors 1,14,572
BJP gain from INC Swing +47.82

2011

Assam Legislative Assembly Election, 2011: Majuli
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Rajib Lochan Pegu 39,65546.36
Independent Padmeswar Doley 23,69127.70+27.70
Independent Premadhar Doley 19,69023.02+23.02
Independent Achiram Doley 2,5002.92+2.92
Majority15,96442.85
Turnout 85,53680.66
INC hold Swing

See also

Notes

  1. by-election

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References

  1. Election Commission of India
  2. Hemanta Kumar Nath (28 September 2021). "Day after election to Rajya Sabha, Sarbananda Sonowal resigns from Assam Assembly". India Today . Retrieved 8 March 2022.

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