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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Assembly constituency of Assam}}<br />
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}<br />
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2021}}<br />
{{Infobox Assam Vidhan Sabha constituency<br />
| State = [[Assam]]<br />
| Existence = 1957<br />
| Reservation = None<br />
| CurrentMLA = [[Sushanta Borgohain]]<br />
| CurrentMLAParty = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br />
| ElectedByYear = 2021<br />
| Electorate = <br />
| Successful Party = <br />
|image= <br />
|caption=<br />
|name=Thowra|District=[[Sivasagar district|Sivasagar]]|Parliamentary Constituency=[[Jorhat (Lok Sabha constituency) | Jorhat]]|CurrentMLAAlliance=|Country={{Flag|IND}}|Name=|SuccessfulParty=[[Indian National Congress|INC]] (10 times)|constituency number=107|Region=[[Upper Assam]]}}<br />
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'''Thowra Vidhan Sabha Constituency''' is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of [[Assam Legislative Assembly]]. Thowra forms part of the [[Jorhat (Lok Sabha constituency)|Jorhat Lok Sabha constituency]]<br />
The main area is located around a tea garden known as Thowra Tea Estate. As such, though it is one of the many tea gardens in Assam, it boosts of having a golf field. However recently, the field lacks maintenance and is a common grazing ground.<br />
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== Members of Legislative Assembly ==<br />
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* 1957: Durgeswar Saikia, [[Indian National Congress]]<br />
* 1962: Durgeswar Saikia, [[Indian National Congress]]<br />
* 1967: Durgeswar Saikia, [[Indian National Congress]]<br />
* 1972: Narau Kamar, [[Indian National Congress]]<br />
* 1978: [[Jogen Gogoi]], [[Communist Party of India]]<br />
* 1983: Tankeswar Dehingia, [[Indian National Congress]]<br />
* 1985: Barki Prasad Telenga, [[Asom Gana Parishad]]<br />
* 1991: Devananda Konwar, [[Indian National Congress]]<br />
* 1996: Debananda Konwar, [[Indian National Congress]]<br />
* 2001: Debananda Konwar, [[Indian National Congress]]<br />
* 2006: [[Kushal Dowari]], [[Independent politician|Independent]]<br />
* 2011: [[Sushanta Borgohain]], [[Indian National Congress]]<br />
* 2016: [[Kushal Dowari]], [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br />
* 2021: [[Sushanta Borgohain]], [[Indian National Congress]]<br />
* 2021 by-poll: [[Sushanta Borgohain]], [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br />
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== Election results ==<br />
===2021 bypoll===<br />
{{Election box begin<br />
|title=2021 Assam Legislative Assembly By-Election: [[Sibsagar District|Thowra]]}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|candidate = [[ Sushanta Borgohain]]<br />
|votes = 54,956<br />
|percentage = 61.99<br />
|change =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Independent politician<br />
|candidate = Dhaijya Konwar<br />
|votes = 24,395<br />
|percentage = 27.52<br />
|change =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Indian National Congress<br />
|candidate = Monuranjan Konwar<br />
|votes = 5,892<br />
|percentage = 6.65<br />
|change =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Communist Party of India<br />
|candidate = Krishna Gogoi<br />
|votes = 1,985<br />
|percentage = 2.24<br />
|change =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party =None of the Above<br />
|candidate = None of the Above<br />
|votes = 726<br />
|percentage = 0.82<br />
|change =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Independent politician<br />
|candidate = Lohit Gowala<br />
|votes = 703<br />
|percentage = 0.79<br />
|change =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority|<br />
|votes = 30,561<br />
|percentage = 33.27<br />
|change =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout|<br />
|votes = 88,657<br />
|percentage =<br />
|change =<br />
}}<br />
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{{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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=== 2021 result ===<br />
{{Election box begin<br />
|title=[[2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election]]: [[Sibsagar district|Thowra]]}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Indian National Congress<br />
|candidate = Sushanta Borgohain<br />
|votes = 48,026<br />
|percentage =<br />
|change =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|candidate = Kushal Dowari<br />
|votes = 46,020<br />
|percentage =<br />
|change =<br />
}}<br />
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{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party =<br />
|candidate =<br />
|votes =<br />
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{{Election box majority|<br />
|votes =2,006<br />
|percentage =2.09<br />
|change =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout|<br />
|votes =97,216<br />
|percentage =83.81<br />
|change =<br />
}}<br />
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{{Election box gain with party link|<br />
|winner = Indian National Congress<br />
|loser = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|swing =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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===2016 result===<br />
{{Election box begin|<br />
title=[[2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election]]: Thowra}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|candidate = [[Kushal Dowari]]<br />
|votes = 41,560<br />
|percentage = 48.41<br />
|change =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Indian National Congress<br />
|candidate = Sushanta Borgohain<br />
|votes = 40,334<br />
|percentage = 46.98<br />
|change =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Communist Party of India<br />
|candidate = Kushal Borgohain<br />
|votes = 2,066<br />
|percentage = 2.40<br />
|change =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = None of the above<br />
|candidate = None of the above<br />
|votes = 1,876<br />
|percentage = 2.18<br />
|change =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority|<br />
|votes = 1,226<br />
|percentage = 1.43<br />
|change =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout|<br />
|votes = 85,836<br />
|percentage = 86.04<br />
|change =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box Registered electors|<br />
|reg. electors = 99,755<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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{{Assembly constituencies of Assam}}<br />
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[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Assam]]</div>
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