Nowgong Assembly constituency

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Nowgong
Former constituency No. 86 for the Assam Legislative Assembly
Nowgong Assembly constituency map.svg
Constituency details
Country India
Region Northeast India
State Assam
District Nagaon
Lok Sabha constituency Nowgong
Established1957
Abolished2023
ReservationNone

Nowgong Assembly constituency was one of the 126 Assembly constituencies of Assam Legislative Assembly. [1] [2] This constituency was abolished in 2023. [3]

Contents

Currently Rupak Sarmah of Bharatiya Janata Party represents this constituency. The constituency was represented mostly by Indian National Congress legislators (9 times) followed by Asom Gana Parishad legislators (4 times). Girindra Kumar Baruah and Mukut Sharma represented the constituency three times each.

Nowgong constituency was also a part of Nowgong Lok Sabha Constituency. [4]

Members of Legislative Assembly

ElectionNameParty
1957 Mahendra Nath Hazarika Indian National Congress
1957 Dev Kant Baruah
1959 (By-election) Phani Bora Communist Party of India
1962 Moti Ram Bora Indian National Congress
1962 (By-election) Rupram Sut
1967 Phani Bora Communist Party of India
1972 Lila Kanta Bora Indian National Congress
1978 Mukut Sarma
1983 Mukut Sarma
1985 Prafulla Kumar Mahanta Independent
1991 Mukut Sarma Indian National Congress
1996 Prafulla Kumar Mahanta Asom Gana Parishad
1996 (By-election) Girindra Kumar Baruah
2001 Girindra Kumar Baruah
2006 Girindra Kumar Baruah
2011 Dr. Durlav Chandra Chamua Indian National Congress
2016 Rupak Sarmah [5] Bharatiya Janata Party
2021

Election results

2016

2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Nowgong [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP Rupak Sharma 66,706
INC Dr. Durlav Chamua53442
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
BJP gain from INC Swing

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. ↑ https://www.eci.gov.in/Documents/Delimitation/DELIMITATIONASSAM_UPDATED.pdf%5B%5D
  4. ↑ "Delimitation of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies Order - 2008". Election Commission of India. 26 November 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  5. ↑ "Assam General Legislative Election 2021". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  6. ↑ "Assam General Legislative Election 2016". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 13 November 2021.

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