Digboi Assembly constituency
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| Digboi | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 84 for the Assam Legislative Assembly | |
 | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Northeast India |
| State | Assam |
| District | Tinsukia |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Dibrugarh |
| Established | 1951 |
| Reservation | None |
Digboi Assembly constituency is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam, a northeast state of India. Digboi is also part of Dibrugarh Lok Sabha constituency.[1]
Details
[edit]Following are details on Digboi Assembly constituency:
- Country: India.
- State: Assam.
- District: Tinsukia district.
- Lok Sabha Constituency: Dibrugarh Lok Sabha constituency.
- Area Includes: Digboi M.B., Digboi Oil Town (CT), Hapjan Dev. Block(Part), Kakopather Dev. Block(Part), Margherita Dev. Block(Part).
Members of Legislative Assembly
[edit]| Election | Member | Party affiliation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Jadav Chandra Khakhlari | Indian National Congress | |
| 1951 | Dalbir Singh Lohar | ||
| 1957 | Dwijesh Chandra Deb Sarma | ||
| 1962 | |||
| 1967 | J.N. Bhuyan | ||
| 1972 | Chandra Bahadur Chetri | ||
| 1978 | Rameswar Dhanowar | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1983 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1985 | |||
| 1991 | |||
| 1996 | |||
| 2001 | |||
| 2006 | |||
| 2011 | |||
| 2016 | Suren Phukan | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2021 | |||
Election results
[edit]2016
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Suren Phukan | 49,167 | 51.47 | +15.36 | |
| INC | Gautam Dhanowar | 34,874 | 36.50 | −13.54 | |
| Independent | Pranab Chetia | 4,841 | 5.06 | N/A | |
| Independent | Imran Siddique | 1,166 | 1.22 | N/A | |
| Independent | Biswanath Sarma Bordoloi | 977 | 1.02 | N/A | |
| NCP | Nogen Dhekial Phukan | 923 | 0.96 | N/A | |
| Independent | Bhabakanta Chutia | 743 | 0.77 | N/A | |
| Independent | Chandan Bagh | 588 | 0.61 | N/A | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,246 | 2.35 | N/A | |
| Majority | 14,343 | 14.97 | +1.04 | ||
| Turnout | 95,525 | 82.69 | +13.59 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,15,517 | ||||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2011
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Rameswar Dhanowar | 38,663 | 50.04 | +6.57 | |
| BJP | Suren Phukan | 27,905 | 36.11 | +19.18 | |
| AGP | Bhulen Baruah | 6,253 | 8.09 | −19.91 | |
| JMM | Chandan Bagh | 2,514 | 3.25 | N/A | |
| AITC | Alok Roy | 1,936 | 2.50 | N/A | |
| Majority | 10,758 | 13.93 | −1.54 | ||
| Turnout | 77,271 | 69.10 | −4.66 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,11,823 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
2006
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Rameswar Dhanowar | 35,773 | 43.47 | ||
| AGP | Suren Phukan | 23,038 | 28.00 | ||
| BJP | Bijoy Tanty | 13,928 | 16.93 | ||
| AGP(P) | Diganta Saikia | 4,068 | 4.94 | ||
| CPI(M) | Maneswar Burman | 3,039 | 3.69 | ||
| Independent | Binoy Saikia | 2,446 | 2.97 | ||
| Majority | 12,735 | 15.47 | |||
| Turnout | 82,292 | 73.76 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,11,564 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies of State of Assam" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
| Digboi | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 84 for the Assam Legislative Assembly | |
 | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Northeast India |
| State | Assam |
| District | Tinsukia |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Dibrugarh |
| Established | 1951 |
| Reservation | None |
Digboi Assembly constituency is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam, a northeast state of India. Digboi is also part of Dibrugarh Lok Sabha constituency.[1]
Details
Following are details on Digboi Assembly constituency:
- Country: India.
- State: Assam.
- District: Tinsukia district.
- Lok Sabha Constituency: Dibrugarh Lok Sabha constituency.
- Area Includes: Digboi M.B., Digboi Oil Town (CT), Hapjan Dev. Block(Part), Kakopather Dev. Block(Part), Margherita Dev. Block(Part).
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Election | Member | Party affiliation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Jadav Chandra Khakhlari | Indian National Congress | |
| 1951 | Dalbir Singh Lohar | ||
| 1957 | Dwijesh Chandra Deb Sarma | ||
| 1962 | |||
| 1967 | J.N. Bhuyan | ||
| 1972 | Chandra Bahadur Chetri | ||
| 1978 | Rameswar Dhanowar | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1983 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1985 | |||
| 1991 | |||
| 1996 | |||
| 2001 | |||
| 2006 | |||
| 2011 | |||
| 2016 | Suren Phukan | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2021 | |||
Election results
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Suren Phukan | 49,167 | 51.47 | +15.36 | |
| INC | Gautam Dhanowar | 34,874 | 36.50 | −13.54 | |
| Independent | Pranab Chetia | 4,841 | 5.06 | N/A | |
| Independent | Imran Siddique | 1,166 | 1.22 | N/A | |
| Independent | Biswanath Sarma Bordoloi | 977 | 1.02 | N/A | |
| NCP | Nogen Dhekial Phukan | 923 | 0.96 | N/A | |
| Independent | Bhabakanta Chutia | 743 | 0.77 | N/A | |
| Independent | Chandan Bagh | 588 | 0.61 | N/A | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,246 | 2.35 | N/A | |
| Majority | 14,343 | 14.97 | +1.04 | ||
| Turnout | 95,525 | 82.69 | +13.59 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,15,517 | ||||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Rameswar Dhanowar | 38,663 | 50.04 | +6.57 | |
| BJP | Suren Phukan | 27,905 | 36.11 | +19.18 | |
| AGP | Bhulen Baruah | 6,253 | 8.09 | −19.91 | |
| JMM | Chandan Bagh | 2,514 | 3.25 | N/A | |
| AITC | Alok Roy | 1,936 | 2.50 | N/A | |
| Majority | 10,758 | 13.93 | −1.54 | ||
| Turnout | 77,271 | 69.10 | −4.66 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,11,823 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
2006
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Rameswar Dhanowar | 35,773 | 43.47 | ||
| AGP | Suren Phukan | 23,038 | 28.00 | ||
| BJP | Bijoy Tanty | 13,928 | 16.93 | ||
| AGP(P) | Diganta Saikia | 4,068 | 4.94 | ||
| CPI(M) | Maneswar Burman | 3,039 | 3.69 | ||
| Independent | Binoy Saikia | 2,446 | 2.97 | ||
| Majority | 12,735 | 15.47 | |||
| Turnout | 82,292 | 73.76 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,11,564 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
See also
References
- ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies of State of Assam" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 28 November 2025.