Silchar Assembly constituency
| Silchar | |
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| Constituency No. 118 for the Assam Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Northeast India |
| State | Assam |
| District | Cachar |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Silchar |
| Established | 1951 |
| Reservation | None |
Silchar Assembly constituency is one of the 126 state legislative assembly constituencies in Assam state in North Eastern India. It is also one of the 7 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Silchar Lok Sabha constituency.[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election | Member | Political Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Dipayan Chakraborty | BJP | 2021-Incumbent | |
| 2016 | Dilip Kumar Paul | 2014-21 | ||
| 2014 | ||||
| 2011 | Sushmita Dev | INC | 2011-14 | |
| 2006 | Bhitika Dev | 2006-11 | ||
| 2001 | Bimalangshu Roy | BJP | 1996-06 | |
| 1996 | ||||
| 1991 | Samarendra Nath Sen | 1991-96 | ||
| 1985 | Karnendu Bhattacharjee | INC | 1985-91 | |
| 1983 | Jagdish Chandra Choudhury | 1983-85 | ||
| 1978 | Nurul Huda | Communist Party of India | 1978-83 | |
| 1972 | Mohitosh Purkayastha | INC | 1972-78 | |
| 1967 | Satindra Mohon Dev | 1967-72 | ||
| 1962 | Nanda Kishor Sinha | IND | 1962-67 | |
| 1957 | Jyotsna Chanda | INC | 1957-61 | |
| 1952 | Mehrab Ali Laskar | IND | 1952-57 | |
Election results
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Dipayan Chakraborty | 98,558 | 56.17 | −4.36 | |
| INC | Tamal Kanti Banik | 60,980 | 34.75 | −0.28 | |
| Independent | Dilip Kumar Paul | 11,254 | 6.41 | N/A | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,398 | 0.80 | +0.08 | |
| Margin of victory | 37,578 | 21.42 | −4.08 | ||
| Turnout | 175,465 | 74.55 | −0.50 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | -4.36 | |||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Dilip Kumar Paul | 94,787 | 60.53 | +19.44 | |
| INC | Bithika Dev | 54,867 | 35.03 | −14.86 | |
| CPI(M) | Supriya Bhattacharjee | 1,961 | 1.25 | −3.91 | |
| Independent | Shuvadip Dutta | 657 | 0.41 | N/A | |
| Independent | Rita Mazumder | 526 | 0.33 | N/A | |
| Independent | Imdad Hussain Laskar | 512 | 0.32 | N/A | |
| SP | Sahin Ahmed Choudhury | 332 | 0.21 | N/A | |
| SUCI(C) | Pradip Kumar Deb | 324 | 0.20 | −0.51 | |
| Independent | Biju Chanda | 318 | 0.20 | N/A | |
| Independent | Khairul Alam Barbhuiyan | 270 | 0.17 | N/A | |
| Independent | Brojalal Das | 232 | 0.14 | N/A | |
| Independent | Ascham Uddin Laskar | 211 | 0.13 | N/A | |
| BGP | Nilom Sanjib Sarmah | 199 | 0.12 | N/A | |
| Independent | Monilal Das | 158 | 0.10 | N/A | |
| Independent | Ashim Kumar Das | 97 | 0.06 | 0 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,143 | 0.72 | N/A | |
| Majority | 39,920 | 25.50 | +13.10 | ||
| Turnout | 1,56,594 | 75.05 | +17.04 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | +17.20 | |||
2014 by-election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Dilip Kumar Paul | 74,898 | 58.37 | +20.88 | |
| INC | Arun Dutta Mazumder | 37,457 | 29.19 | −20.70 | |
| AIUDF | Nur Ahmed Barbhuiyan | 11,203 | 8.73 | +8.09 | |
| CPI(M) | Dulal Mitra | 2,401 | 1.87 | −3.29 | |
| SUCI(C) | Pradeep Kumar Deb | 881 | 0.69 | −0.02 | |
| Independent | Shuvadip Dutta | 465 | 0.36 | N/A | |
| Independent | Jahir Uddin Mazumder | 272 | 0.21 | N/A | |
| Independent | Shipra Rani Das | 205 | 0.16 | N/A | |
| Independent | Biju Chanda | 173 | 0.13 | N/A | |
| Independent | Puspita Devi | 148 | 0.12 | N/A | |
| Independent | Kaushik Paul | 141 | 0.11 | N/A | |
| Independent | Ashim Das | 77 | 0.06 | N/A | |
| Majority | 37,441 | 29.18 | +16.78 | ||
| Turnout | 1,28,321 | 63.09 | +5.08 | ||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | +20.79 | |||
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Sushmita Dev | 56,377 | 49.89 | +3.92 | |
| BJP | Rajdeep Roy | 42,366 | 37.49 | −4.83 | |
| CPI(M) | Parimal Kanti Paul | 5,835 | 5.16 | +1.18 | |
| AGP | Alhaj Fakrul Islam Mazumder | 4,066 | 3.60 | N/A | |
| AITC | Dhrubajyoti Gupta | 1,010 | 0.89 | N/A | |
| SUCI(C) | Tushar Kanti Purkayastha | 807 | 0.71 | N/A | |
| AIUDF | Dibakar Bhattacharjee | 718 | 0.64 | N/A | |
| Independent | Shekhar Roy | 671 | 0.59 | N/A | |
| Independent | Rajdeep Deb Roy | 542 | 0.48 | N/A | |
| Independent | Amrit Lal Das | 341 | 0.30 | N/A | |
| Independent | Kamal Das | 262 | 0.23 | N/A | |
| Majority | 14,011 | 12.40 | +8.75 | ||
| Turnout | 1,12,995 | 58.01 | −1.93 | ||
| INC hold | Swing | +4.38 | |||
See also
References
- ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies of State of Assam" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
- ^ "AC_Wise Final Result as per Form 21E". CEO Assam.
External links
- "Results of all Assam Assembly elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
