Jorhat Lok Sabha constituency
Jorhat Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 14 Lok Sabha constituencies in Assam state in north-eastern India.
| Jorhat | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha constituency | |
 Jorhat within the state of Assam | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Northeast India |
| State | Assam |
| Assembly constituencies | Jorhat Titabar Mariani Teok Amguri Nazira Mahmara Sonari Thowra Sibsagar |
| Established | 1952–present |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 17th Lok Sabha | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2019 |
Assembly segments
Jorhat Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:[1]
Current assembly segments
| Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District | Party | MLA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93 | Sonari | None | Charaideo | ||
| 94 | Mahmara | ||||
| 95 | Demow | Sibsagar | |||
| 95 | Sibsagar | ||||
| 97 | Nazira | ||||
| 98 | Majuli | ST | Majuli | ||
| 99 | Teok | None | Jorhat | ||
| 100 | Jorhat | ||||
| 101 | Mariani | ||||
| 102 | Titabar | ||||
Previous assembly segments
| Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District | Party | MLA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98 | Jorhat | None | Jorhat | Hitendra Nath Goswami | |
| 100 | Titabar | None | Jorhat | Bhaskar Jyoti Baruah | |
| 101 | Mariani | None | Jorhat | Rupjyoti Kurmi | |
| 102 | Teok | None | Jorhat | AGP | Renupoma Rajkhowa |
| 103 | Amguri | None | Sibsagar | AGP | Prodip Hazarika |
| 104 | Nazira | None | Sibsagar | INC | Debabrata Saikia |
| 105 | Mahmara | None | Charaideo | Jogen Mohan | |
| 106 | Sonari | None | Charaideo | Dharmeswar Konwar | |
| 107 | Thowra | None | Sibsagar | Sushanta Borgohain | |
| 108 | Sibsagar | None | Sibsagar | IND | Akhil Gogoi |
Members of Parliament
Election results
General election 2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Topon Kumar Gogoi | 543,288 | 51.35 | ||
| INC | Sushanta Borgohain | 4,60,635 | 43.54 | ||
| CPI | Kanak Gogoi | 17,849 | 1.69 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 12,569 | 1.19 | ||
| TMC | Ribulaya Gogoi | 6,121 | 0.58 | N/A | |
| Majority | 82,653 | 7.81 | |||
| Turnout | 10,58,820 | 77.57 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
General elections 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Kamakhya Prasad Tasa | 4,56,420 | 48.99 | +10.95 | |
| INC | Bijoy Krishna Handique | 3,54,000 | 38.00 | -9.46 | |
| AGP | Prodip Hazarika | 46,626 | 5.01 | +5.01 | |
| CPI | Drupad Borgohain | 28,930 | 3.11 | -6.61 | |
| AIUDF | Nasir Ahmed | 7,331 | 0.79 | +0.79 | |
| TMC | Ribulaya Gogoi | 5,759 | 0.62 | +0.62 | |
| SP | Gunin Basumatari | 5,754 | 0.62 | +0.62 | |
| Independent | Raj Kumar Dowarah | 4,737 | 0.51 | -0.25 | |
| AAP | Manorom Gogoi | 3,659 | 0.39 | +0.39 | |
| AIFB | Horen Borgohain | 3,472 | 0.37 | +0.37 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 14,648 | 1.57 | --- | |
| Majority | 1,02,420 | 11.00 | +1.58 | ||
| Turnout | 9,31,568 | 78.32 | |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | +6.25 | |||
General elections 2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Bijoy Krishna Handique | 3,62,320 | 47.44 | ||
| BJP | Kamakhya Prasad Tasa | 2,90,406 | 38.02 | ||
| CPI | Drupad Borgohain | 74,185 | 9.71 | ||
| Majority | 71,914 | 9.42 | |||
| Turnout | 7,63,554 | 64.58 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
References
- "List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Assam. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2006. Retrieved 6 October 2008.
- Jorhat District, Assam. Expenditure Details of Contesting Candidates Archived 2014-04-07 at the Wayback Machine
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