Thowra (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

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Template:Infobox Assam Vidhan Sabha constituency

Thowra Vidhan Sabha Constituency is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam Legislative Assembly. Thowra forms part of the Jorhat Lok Sabha constituency 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.

Members of Legislative Assembly[edit]

1957: Durgeswar Saikia, Indian National Congress
1962: Durgeswar Saikia, Indian National Congress
1967: Durgeswar Saikia, Indian National Congress
1972: Narau Kamar, Indian National Congress
1978: Jogen Gogoi, Communist Party of India
1983: Tankeswar Dehingia, Indian National Congress
1985: Barki Prasad Telenga, Asom Gana Parishad
1991: Devananda Konwar, Indian National Congress
1996: Debananda Konwar, Indian National Congress
2001: Debananda Konwar, Indian National Congress
2006: Kushal Dowari, Independent
2011: Sushanta Borgohain, Indian National Congress
2016: Kushal Dowari, Bharatiya Janata Party
2021: Sushanta Borgohain, Indian National Congress
2021 by-poll: Sushanta Borgohain, Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results[edit]

2021 bypoll[edit]

2021 Assam Legislative Assembly By-Election: Thowra
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BJP	Sushanta Borgohain	54,956	61.99
	Independent	Dhaijya Konwar	24,395	27.52
	INC	Monuranjan Konwar	5,892	6.65
	CPI	Krishna Gogoi	1,985	2.24
	NOTA	None of the Above	726	0.82
	Independent	Lohit Gowala	703	0.79
Majority			30,561	33.27
Turnout			88,657
	BJP gain from INC		Swing

2021 result[edit]

2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Thowra
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	INC	Sushanta Borgohain	48,026
	BJP	Kushal Dowari	46,020

Majority			2,006	2.09
Turnout			97,216	83.81
	INC gain from BJP		Swing

2016 result[edit]

2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Thowra
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BJP	Kushal Dowari	41,560	48.41
	INC	Sushanta Borgohain	40,334	46.98
	CPI	Kushal Borgohain	2,066	2.40
	NOTA	None of the above	1,876	2.18
Majority			1,226	1.43
Turnout			85,836	86.04
Registered electors			99,755
	BJP gain from INC		Swing

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