Rangapara Assembly constituency

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Rangapara
Constituency No. 74 for the Assam Legislative Assembly
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Constituency details
Country India
Region Northeast India
State Assam
District Sonitpur
LS constituency Tezpur
Established1978
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Assam Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Krishna kamal Tanti
PartyBharatiya Janata Party

The Rangapara Assembly constituency is one of the 126 state legislative assembly constituencies in the Indian state of Assam, in Northeast India.

Contents

Most successful parties from Rangapara Vidhan Sabha:

   INC (7 times) (63%)
   BJP (4 times) (37%)

Members of Legislative Assembly

YearWinnerParty
Tezpur North Constituency(1952-1957)
1952 Biswadev Sarmah Indian National Congress
Balipara Assembly Constituency(1957-1978)
1957 Biswadev Sarmah Indian National Congress
1962
1967
1972 Golok Rajbanshi

Rangapara Assembly Constituency(1978 till date)

ElectionNameParty
1978 Golok Rajbanshi [lower-alpha 1] Indian National Congress
1983 Golok Rajbanshi
1985 Golok Rajbanshi [lower-alpha 2]
1991 Golok Rajbanshi [lower-alpha 3]
1996 Bhimananda Tanti
2001 Bhimananda Tanti
2006 Abhijit Hazarika Bharatiya Janata Party
2011 Bhimananda Tanti [lower-alpha 4] Indian National Congress
2016 Pallab Lochan Das [1] [lower-alpha 5] Bharatiya Janata Party
2019^ Rajen Borthakur [2]
2021 Krishna Kamal Tanti [3]
  1. Minister of Electricity, Mines, Parliamentary Affairs, Animal husbandry in Kesab Chandra Gogoi Ministry.
  2. Leader of the Opposition in Assam Legislative Assembly
  3. Minister of Public Works Department and Parliamentary Affairs in Second Saikia Ministry.
  4. Deputy Speaker of Assam Legislative Assembly
  5. Minister of Labour Welfare (Independent Charge) and Minister of State in Department of Power, Education, Revenue and Disaster Management in Sonowal ministry.

Election results

2021

2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Rangapara
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP Krishna Kamal Tanti
INC Abhijit Hazarika
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
BJP win

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