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'''Margherita (Vidhan Sabha constituency)''' is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of [[Assam]] a north east state of [[India]]. [[Margherita, Assam|Margherita]] is also part of [[Dibrugarh (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dibrugarh Lok Sabha constituency]].<ref>[http://www.elections.in/assam/assembly-constituencies/margherita.html Elections in]</ref><ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections-2016/assam-elections-2016/assemblyelections2016results/state-assam.cms ASSAM ELECTIONS 2016 RESULTS]</ref><br />
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==Member of Legislative Assembly==<br />
* 1978: Kul Bahadur Chetri, [[Janata Party]]<br />
* 1983: Kul Bahadur Chetri, [[Indian National Congress]]<br />
* 1985: Kul Bahadur Chetri, [[Indian National Congress]]<br />
* 1991: Kul Bahadur Chetri, [[Indian National Congress]]<br />
* 1996: [[Tarun Gogoi]], [[Indian National Congress]]<br />
* 1998 (by election): [[Pradyut Bordoloi]], [[Indian National Congress]]<br />
* 2001: [[Pradyut Bordoloi]], [[Indian National Congress]]<br />
* 2006: [[Pradyut Bordoloi]], [[Indian National Congress]]<br />
* 2011: [[Pradyut Bordoloi]], [[Indian National Congress]]<br />
* 2016: [[Bhaskar Sharma]], [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br />
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== Election results ==<br />
===2016 results===<br />
{{Election box begin|<br />
title=[[2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election]]: Margherita}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|candidate = Bhaskar Sarma<br />
|votes = 76,365<br />
|percentage = 55.84<br />
|change = +18.73<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Indian National Congress<br />
|candidate = [[Pradyut Bordoloi]]<br />
|votes = 53,621<br />
|percentage = 39.21<br />
|change = -12.94<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Independent (politician)<br />
|candidate = Nidan Purty<br />
|votes = 1,332<br />
|percentage = 0.97<br />
|change = ''N/A''<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Independent (politician)<br />
|candidate = Bishwanath Singha<br />
|votes = 1,306<br />
|percentage = 0.95<br />
|change = ''N/A''<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Independent (politician)<br />
|candidate = Umesh Bora<br />
|votes = 1,289<br />
|percentage = 0.74<br />
|change = ''N/A''<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Independent (politician)<br />
|candidate = Purna Chhetri<br />
|votes = 690<br />
|percentage = 0.50<br />
|change = ''N/A''<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = None of the above<br />
|candidate = None of the above<br />
|votes = 2,137<br />
|percentage = 1.56<br />
|change = ''N/A''<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority|<br />
|votes = 22,744<br />
|percentage = 16.63<br />
|change = +1.59<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout|<br />
|votes = 1,36,740<br />
|percentage = 84.00<br />
|change = +15.61<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link|<br />
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|loser = Indian National Congress<br />
|swing =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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===2011 results===<br />
{{Election box begin|<br />
title=[[2011 Assam Legislative Assembly election]]: Margherita}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Indian National Congress<br />
|candidate = [[Pradyut Bordoloi]]<br />
|votes = 57,615<br />
|percentage = 52.15<br />
|change =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|candidate = [[Kamakhya Prasad Tasa]]<br />
|votes = 41,006<br />
|percentage = 37.11<br />
|change =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Asom Gana Parishad<br />
|candidate = Suren Phukan<br />
|votes = 7,066<br />
|percentage = 6.40<br />
|change =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Independent (politician)<br />
|candidate = Joikrishna Tanti<br />
|votes = 2,923<br />
|percentage = 2.65<br />
|change =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = All India Trinamool Congress<br />
|candidate = Abani Mohan Medhi<br />
|votes = 1,874<br />
|percentage = 1.70<br />
|change =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority|<br />
|votes = 16,609<br />
|percentage = 15.04<br />
|change =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout|<br />
|votes = 1,10,484<br />
|percentage = 68.39<br />
|change =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link|<br />
|winner = Indian National Congress<br />
|swing =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Margherita, Assam|Margherita]]<br />
* [[Tinsukia district]]<br />
* [[List of constituencies of Assam Legislative Assembly]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Assembly constituencies of Assam}}<br />
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{{coord missing|Assam}}<br />
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[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Assam]]<br />
[[Category:Tinsukia district]]<br />
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{{Assam-geo-stub}}</div>
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