Silchar Lok Sabha constituency
Silchar Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 14 Lok Sabha constituencies in Assam state in north-eastern India. From 1951 to 1971, the area under it was referred as Cachar constituency. The constituency covers the entirety of Cachar district in the Barak Valley.
| Silchar Lok Sabha constituency | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha constituency | |
 Silchar within the state of Assam | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Northeast India |
| State | Assam |
| Assembly constituencies | 7 |
| Established | 1952 |
| Total electors | 10,60,175 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 17th Lok Sabha | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2019 |
Vidhan Sabha segments
Silchar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 114 | Lakhipur | None | Cachar | ||
| 115 | Udharbond | ||||
| 116 | Katigorah | ||||
| 117 | Barkhola | ||||
| 118 | Silchar | ||||
| 119 | Sonai | ||||
| 120 | Dholai | SC |
Previous assembly segments
| Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District | Party | MLA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Silchar | None | Cachar | Dipayan Chakraborty | |
| 10 | Sonai | None | Cachar | AIUDF | Karim Uddin Barbhuiya |
| 11 | Dholai | SC | Cachar | Parimal Suklabaidya | |
| 12 | Udharbond | None | Cachar | Mihir Kanti Shome | |
| 13 | Lakhipur | None | Cachar | BJP | Kaushik Rai |
| 14 | Barkhola | None | Cachar | Misbahul Islam Laskar | |
| 15 | Katigorah | None | Cachar | Khalil Uddin Mazumder |
Members of Parliament
| Year | Winner[2] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 (Cachar seat no.1) | Nibaran Chandra Laskar | Indian National Congress | |
| 1952(Cachar seat no.2) | Suresh Chandra Deb | ||
| 1957(Cachar) | Nibaran Chandra Laskar | ||
| 1962 (Cachar) | Jyotsna Chanda | ||
| 1967 (Cachar) | |||
| 1971 (Cachar) | |||
| 1977 (New name : Silchar) | Rashida Haque Choudhury | ||
| 1980 | Santosh Mohan Dev | ||
| 1984 | |||
| 1989 | Elections not held in Assam | ||
| 1991 | Kabindra Purkayastha | ||
| 1996 | Santosh Mohan Dev | Indian National Congress | |
| 1998 | Kabindra Purkayastha | ||
| 1999 | Santosh Mohan Dev | Indian National Congress | |
| 2004 | |||
| 2009 | Kabindra Purkayastha | ||
| 2014 | Sushmita Dev | Indian National Congress | |
| 2019 | Dr. Rajdeep Roy | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results
Lok Sabha elections 2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Dr. Rajdeep Roy | 499,414 | 52.59 | +14.93 | |
| INC | Sushmita Dev | 4,17,818 | 43.99 | +1.92 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 8,547 | 0.90 | +0.36 | |
| TMC | Hitabrata Roy | 3,514 | 0.37 | ||
| Majority | 81,596 | 8.60 | +4.19 | ||
| Turnout | 9,50,690 | 79.51 | +4.06 | ||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | +6.50 | |||
General elections 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Sushmita Dev | 3,36,451 | 42.07 | +13.42 | |
| BJP | Kabindra Purkayastha | 3,01,210 | 37.66 | +2.29 | |
| AIUDF | Kutub Ahmed Mazumder | 85,530 | 10.69 | -18.66 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 4,310 | 0.54 | --- | |
| Majority | 35,241 | 4.41 | 1.61 | ||
| Turnout | 8,00,058 | 75.46 | |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
Lok Sabha elections 1971
- Jyotsna Chanda (INC) : 100,798 votes [5]
- A. F. Golam Osmani (IND) : 37,794
Lok Sabha elections 1952
- Two candidates elected from this constituency, then called 'Cachar Lushal Hill'.
- Member One : Laskar, Nibaran Chandra (INC) : 192847 votes, defeated Ghose, Satyendra Kishore (KMPP) : 84160 votes
- Member Two : Deb, Suresh Chandra (INC) : 182,692 votes, defeated Patni, Nitai Chand (KMPP) : 71,704 votes
See also
References
- "List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Assam. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-05-04. Retrieved 2008-10-05.
- "List of winner/current and runner up MPs Silchar Parliamentary Constituency". Assam. elections.in.
- 2019 India General election results Silchar election.in
- India General election 2014 results Silchar election.in
- "1971 India General (5th Lok Sabha) Elections Results".
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