Howraghat Assembly constituency

Howraghat Assembly constituency is one of the 126 constituencies of the Assam Legislative Assembly in India.^[1][2][3] Howraghat forms a part of the Diphu Lok Sabha constituency. This seat is reserved for the Scheduled Tribes (ST).

Howraghat
Constituency No. 18 for the Assam Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Assam
District	Karbi Anglong
Lok Sabha constituency	Autonomous District
Established	1967
Reservation	ST
Elected year	2021

Members of Legislative Assembly

• 1967: C. S. Teron, Indian National Congress
• 1972: C. S. Teron, Indian National Congress
• 1978: Barelong Terang, Janata Party
• 1983: Dorsing Terang, Indian National Congress
• 1985: Khorsing Engti, Independent
• 1991: Babu Rongpi, Autonomous State Demand Committee
• 1996: Chandrakanta Terang, Autonomous State Demand Committee
• 2001: Dharamsing Teron, Autonomous State Demand Committee (United)
• 2006: Khorsing Engti, Indian National Congress
• 2011: Khorsing Engti, Indian National Congress
• 2016: Joyram Engleng, Bharatiya Janata Party
• 2021: Dorsing Ronghang,^[4] Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

2016

2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Howraghat^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Joyram Engleng	43,378	44.18	+37.48
	INC	Khorsing Engti	36,987	37.67	−12.90
	Independent	Chomang Kro	15,899	16.19	−22.94
	NOTA	None of the above	1,906	1.94	N/A
Majority			6,391	6.51	−4.93
Turnout			98,170	83.85	+3.28
Registered electors			1,17,070
	BJP gain from INC		Swing

2011

2011 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Howraghat

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Khorsing Engti	43,014	50.57
	Independent	Chomang Kro	33,279	39.13
	BJP	Topan Teron	5,697	6.70
	Independent	Hori Terang	2,069	2.43
	Independent	Dewan Rongpi	998	1.17
Majority			9,735	11.44
Turnout			85,057	80.57
Registered electors			1,05,569
	INC hold		Swing

See also

• Howraghat
• Autonomous District Lok Sabha constituency
• Karbi Anglong district