Dhemaji (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

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

Dhemaji (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Following are details on Dhemaji (Vidhan Sabha constituency)-

• Country: India.

• State: Assam.

• District: Dhemaji district .

• Lok Sabha Constituency: Lakhimpur Lok Sabha/Parliamentary constituency.

• Assembly Categorisation: Rural constituency.

• Literacy Level:69.07%.

• Eligible Electors as per 2021 General Elections: 2,11,237 Eligible Electors. Male Electors:1,08,573. Female Electors:1,02,664.

• Geographic Co-Ordinates: 27°27’31.0"N 94°23’25.1"E.

• Total Area Covered: 1147 square kilometres.

• Area Includes: : Dhakuakhana thana (excluding Gohain and Dhakuakhana mouzas) and Dhemaji mouza in Dhemaji thana in Dhemaji sub-division, of Dhemaji district of Assam.

• Inter State Border :Dhemaji.

• Number Of Polling Stations: Year 2011-273,Year 2016-273,Year 2021-113.

Member of Legislative Assembly

Following is the list of past members representing Dhemaji (Vidhan Sabha constituency) in Assam Legislature-

• 1967: Romesh Mohon Kuli, Swatantra Party.
• 1972: Romesh Mohon Kuli, Swatantra Party.
• 1978: Purna Chandra Bora, Independent.
• 1983: Durgeswar Patir, Indian National Congress.
• 1985: Dilip Kumar Saikia, Independent.
• 1991: Dilip Kumar Saikia, Asom Gana Parishad.
• 1996: Dilip Kumar Saikia, Asom Gana Parishad.
• 2000: Dilip Kumar Saikia, Asom Gana Parishad.
• 2001: Dilip Kumar Saikia, Asom Gana Parishad.
• 2006: Sumitra Patir, Indian National Congress.
• 2011: Sumitra Patir, Indian National Congress.
• 2016: Pradan Baruah, Bharatiya Janata Party.
• 2017: Dr. Ranoj Pegu , Bharatiya Janata Party.

Election results

2017 by-election

A by-election was held in 2017 to fill the vacancy created by Pradan Baruah's election as MP for Lakhimpur

2017 by-election: Dhemaji

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Ranoj Pegu	75,217	50.13	+9.24
	INC	Babul Sonowal	65,932	43.95	+14.29
	CPI (M)	Jadu Hazarika	4,944	3.30	+1.05
	Independent	Raj Kumar Doley	1,347	0.90	-0.37
	SUCI(C)	Hem Kanta Miri	1,218	0.81	+0.51
	NOTA	None of the above	1,371	0.91	+0.08
Majority			9,285	6.18	-5.05
Turnout			1,50,029	68.09	-12.60
Registered electors			2,20,332
	BJP hold		Swing

2016 results

2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Dhemaji

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Pradan Baruah	69,592	40.89	-12.24
	INC	Sumitra Patir	50,471	29.66	-12.98
	Independent	Parmananda Chayengia	21,874	12.85	N/A
	Independent	Sailen Sonowal	16,548	9.72	N/A
	CPI (M)	Gandheswar Borah	3,830	2.25	N/A
	LDP	Kiranban Deori	2,456	1.44	N/A
	Independent	Rajkumar Doley	2,173	1.27	N/A
	LJP	Durgeswar Patir	1,275	0.74	N/A
	SUCI(C)	Hem Kanta Miri	524	0.30	-0.67
	NOTA	None of the above	1,417	0.83	N/A
Majority			19,121	11.23	+6.02
Turnout			1,70,160	80.69	+4.61
Registered electors			2,10,865
	BJP gain from INC		Swing

2001 result

2011 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Dhemaji

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Sumitra Patir	59,633	42.64
	[[Asom Gana Parishad|Template:Asom Gana Parishad/meta/shortname]]	Parmananda Sonowal	52,348	37.43
	BJP	Sailen Sonowal	21,957	15.70
	AITC	Khadagraj Pegu	2,792	2.00
	SUCI(C)	Hem Kanta Miri	1,357	0.97
	AIFB	Dimple Sonowal	1,168	0.84
	[[Samata Party|Template:Samata Party/meta/shortname]]	Lalit Narah	604	0.43
Majority			7,285	5.21
Turnout			1,39,859	76.08
Registered electors			1,83,823
	INC hold		Swing

See also

• Dhemaji
• List of constituencies of Assam Legislative Assembly