Majuli (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

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Majuli
Constituency for the Assam Legislative Assembly
Constituency Details
CountryIndia
StateAssam
DistrictMajuli
LS constituencyLakhimpur
Established1962
ReservationST
Member of Legislative Assembly
Current MLABhuban Gam

Majuli (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam a north east state of India. Majuli is also part of Lakhimpur Lok Sabha constituency.[1][2] It is a reserved seat for the Scheduled tribes (ST).[3]

Member of Legislative Assembly[edit]

SI No. Year Name Party
1. 1962 Malchandra Pegu Indian National Congress
2. 1967 M. Pegu Independent
3. 1972 Mal Chandna Pegu Indian National Congress
4. 1978 Chakbhal Kagyang Janata Party
5. 1985 Padmeswar Deley Independent
6. 1991 Asom Gana Parishad
7. 1996 Karuna Dutta
8. 2000 Jogeswar Doley
9. 2001 Rajib Lochan Pegu Indian National Congress
10. 2006
11. 2011
12. 2016 Sarbananda Sonowal Bharatiya Janata Party
13. 2021
2022[lower-alpha 1] Bhuban Gam

Election results[edit]

2022 By-election[edit]

This by-election was needed as the sitting MLA, Sarbananda Sonowal, resigned to become a member of the Rajya Sabha.[4]

2022 Assam Legislative Assembly By-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Bhuban Gam 67,242 69.86
[[Assam Jatiya Parishad|Template:Assam Jatiya Parishad/meta/shortname]] Chittaranjan Basumatary 25,101 26.08
SUCI(C) Bhaity Richong 2,265 2.35
Turnout 96,250
Registered electors 1,33,227
BJP hold Swing

2021[edit]

Assam Legislative Assembly Election, 2021: Majuli
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Sarbananda Sonowal 71,436 67.53 +16.79
INC Rajib Lochan Pegu 28,244 28.27 -3.11
SUCI(C) Bhaity Richong 1,080 1.02 +0.20
Independent None of the Above 1,075 1.02 +0.01
Majority 43,192 39.26 +19.90
Turnout 1,05,782 79.89 -5.44
Registered electors 1,32,403
BJP hold Swing +16.79

2016[edit]

Assam Legislative Assembly Election, 2016: Majuli
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Sarbananda Sonowal 49,602 50.74 +47.82
INC Rajib Lochan Pegu 30,679 31.38 -14.98
Independent Ranjit Doley 15,695 16.05 +16.05
SUCI(C) Hemanta Pegu 798 0.82 +0.82
Independent None of the Above 987 1.01
Majority 18,923 19.36
Turnout 97,761 85.33 +4.67
Registered electors 1,14,572
BJP gain from INC Swing +47.82

2011[edit]

Assam Legislative Assembly Election, 2011: Majuli
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Rajib Lochan Pegu 39,655 46.36
Independent Padmeswar Doley 23,691 27.70 +27.70
Independent Premadhar Doley 19,690 23.02 +23.02
BJP Asiram Doley 2,500 2.92 +2.92
Majority 15,964 42.85
Turnout 85,536 80.66
INC hold Swing

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ↑ by-election

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Elections in
  2. ↑ ASSAM ELECTIONS 2016 RESULTS
  3. ↑ Election Commission of India
  4. ↑ Hemanta Kumar Nath (28 September 2021). "Day after election to Rajya Sabha, Sarbananda Sonowal resigns from Assam Assembly". India Today. Retrieved 8 March 2022.

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