Dholai Assembly constituency

Dholai Assembly constituency is one of the 126 state legislative assembly constituencies in Assam state in North Eastern India. It is also one of the 7 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Silchar Lok Sabha constituency. This constituency is reserved for the Scheduled caste candidates.

Dholai
Constituency No. 11 for the Assam Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Assam
District	Cachar
Lok Sabha constituency	Silchar
Established	1967
Total electors	191,374
Reservation	SC
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Assam Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Nihar Ranjan Das
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Alliance	NDA
Elected year	2024

Dholai Assembly constituency

Following are details on Dholai Assembly constituency^[1]

• Country: India.
• State: Assam.
• District: Cachar district.
• Lok Sabha Constituency: Silchar Lok Sabha/Parliamentary constituency.
• Assembly Categorisation: Rural constituency.
• Literacy Level: 80.36%.
• Eligible Electors as per 2021 General Elections: 1,90,791 Eligible Electors. Male Electors: 98,313. Female Electors: 92,477.
• Geographic Co-Ordinates: 24°32'09.6"N 92°53'04.2"E.
• Total Area Covered: 866 square kilometres.
• Area Includes: Dholai thana [excluding circle No. 58 (Part)] circle Nos. 65, 66 and Hill Punjee and Forest villages in Sonai thana and circle Nos. 25,26 and CLEVER House T.E in circle No. 27 (Part) and forest villages in Silchar thana in Silchar sub-division, of Cachar district of Assam.
• Inter State Border: Cachar.
• Number Of Polling Stations: Year 2011–166, Year 2016–178, Year 2021–11.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Following is the list of past members representing Dholai Assembly constituency in Assam Legislature

Election	Member	Political Party		Tenure
2024[a]	Nihar Ranjan Das		BJP	2024-present day
2021	Parimal Suklabaidya			2016-2024
2016
2011	Girindra Mallik		INC	2011-16
2006	Parimal Suklabaidya		BJP	2001-11
2001
1996	Girindra Mallik		INC	1996-01
1991	Parimal Suklabaidya		Bharatiya Janata Party	1991-96
1985	Digendra Purkayastha		INC	1985-91
1983	Sisir Ranjan Das			1978-85
1978
1972	D.C Purkayastha			1972-78
1970	S.P Baindya		NJC	1970-72
1967	J.M Barbhuiya		IND	1967-70

Election results

2024 by-election

Assam Legislative Assembly by-election 2024: Dholai^[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Nihar Ranjan Das	69,945	49.49
	INC	Dhrubajyoti Purakayastha	60,847	43.05
	Independent	Amalendu Das	5,061	3.58
	NOTA	None of the Above	1,528	1.08
Majority			9,098	6.44
Turnout			1,41,339
	BJP hold		Swing

2021

2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Dholai^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Parimal Suklabaidya	82,568	55.03	1.49
	INC	Kamakhya Prasad Mala	62,176	41.44	8.82
	SUCI(C)	Gour Chandra Das	1,834	1.22	0.33
	NOTA	None of the above	1,561	1.04	0.60
Margin of victory			20,392	13.73	7.19
Turnout			148,490	78.13	−2.01
	BJP hold		Swing	1.49

2016

2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Dholai

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Parimal Suklabaidya	68,694	53.54
	INC	Girindra Mallik	41,857	32.62
	AIUDF	Lalta Prosad Mala	13,382	10.42
	SUCI(C)	Gour Chandra Das	1,146	0.89
	Independent	Nihar Ranjan Das	1,114	0.86
	NOTA	None of the above	2,110	1.64
Majority			26,837	20.92
Turnout			1,28,303	80.14
Registered electors			1,60,092
	BJP gain from INC		Swing

See also

• List of constituencies of Assam Legislative Assembly
• Cachar district
• Dholai

Notes

1. by-election