Sootea Assembly constituency is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam Legislative Assembly. Sootea forms part of the Tezpur Lok Sabha constituency.
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Members of Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]
- 1962: Bijoy Chandra Bhagavati, Indian National Congress
- 1967: N.C. Bhuyan, Indian National Congress
- 1972: Swarna Probha Mahanta, Indian National Congress
- 1978: Golok Kakati, Janata Party
- 1985: Robin Saikia, Independent
- 1991: Kushal Sahu, Indian National Congress
- 1996: Padma Hazarika, Asom Gana Parishad
- 2001: Praneswar Basumatari, Indian National Congress
- 2006: Padma Hazarika, Asom Gana Parishad
- 2011: Padma Hazarika, Asom Gana Parishad
- 2016: Padma Hazarika,[1] Bharatiya Janata Party
- 2021: Padma Hazarika, Bharatiya Janata Party
2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Sootea
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
|
BJP
|
Padma Hazarika
|
60,440
|
45.89
|
|
|
|
INC
|
Praneswar Basumatary
|
58,622
|
44.51
|
|
|
|
CPI(M)
|
Khemraj Chetry
|
4,914
|
3.73
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
Jyoti Subba
|
2,484
|
1.88
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
Mahendra Urang
|
2,112
|
1.60
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
Arun Nath
|
1,189
|
0.90
|
|
|
|
NOTA
|
None of the above
|
1,941
|
1.47
|
|
| Majority
|
1,818
|
1.38
|
|
| Turnout
|
1,31,702
|
82.95
|
|
| Registered electors
|
1,58,765
|
|
|
|
|
BJP gain from Asom Gana Parishad
|
Swing
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26°44′N 93°02′E / 26.74°N 93.04°E / 26.74; 93.04
