Dhemaji Assembly constituency

Dhemaji Assembly 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).^[1]

Dhemaji
Constituency No. 113 for the Assam Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Assam
District	Dhemaji
Lok Sabha constituency	Lakhimpur
Established	1967
Reservation	ST
Elected year	2021

Dhemaji Assembly constituency

Following are details on Dhemaji Assembly constituency^[2]-

• 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.

Members of Legislative Assembly

Following is the list of past members representing Dhemaji Assembly constituency in Assam Legislature^[3]-

• 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	Name	Party
2021	Ranoj Pegu[4]		Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

2021

2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Dhemaji^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Ranoj Pegu	87,681	45.33	−4.8
	AJP	Chittaranjan Basumatary	56,889	29.41	N/A
	INC	Sailen Sonowal	44,832	23.18	−20.77
	Independent	Ayub Khang Brahma	1,209	0.63	N/A
	SUCI(C)	Hem Kanta Miri	1,158	0.6	−0.21
	NOTA	None of the above	1,643	0.85	+0.2
Majority			30,792	15.92	+9.74
Turnout			1,93,412	77.97	+9.88
Registered electors			2,48,047
	BJP hold		Swing

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

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

2011

2011 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Dhemaji

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Sumitra Patir	59,633	42.64
	AGP	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	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