Majuli Assembly constituency

Majuli is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam a north east state of India. Majuli is also part of Lakhimpur Lok Sabha constituency. It is a reserved seat for the Scheduled tribes (ST).^[1]

Majuli
Constituency No. 99 for the Assam Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Assam
District	Majuli
Lok Sabha constituency	Lakhimpur
Established	1962
Reservation	ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Assam Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Bhuban Gam
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year	Name	Party
1962	Malchandra Pegu		Indian National Congress
1967	M. Pegu		Independent
1972	Mal Chandna Pegu		Indian National Congress
1978	Chakbhal Kagyang		Janata Party
1985	Padmeswar Deley		Independent
1991			Asom Gana Parishad
1996	Karuna Dutta
2000^	Jogeswar Doley
2001	Rajib Lochan Pegu		Indian National Congress
2006
2011
2016	Sarbananda Sonowal		Bharatiya Janata Party
2021
2022[a]	Bhuban Gam

^ indicates Bye-Elections

Election results

2022 by-election

This by-election was needed as the sitting MLA, Sarbananda Sonowal, resigned to become a member of the Rajya Sabha.^[2]

2022 Assam Legislative Assembly By-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Bhuban Gam	67,242	69.86
	AJP	Chittaranjan Basumatary	25,101	26.08
	SUCI(C)	Bhaity Richong	2,265	2.35
Turnout			96,250
Registered electors			1,33,227
	BJP hold		Swing

2021

Assam Legislative Assembly Election, 2021: Majuli

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Sarbananda Sonowal	71,436	67.53	+16.79
	INC	Rajib Lochan Pegu	28,244	28.27	−3.11
	SUCI(C)	Bhaity Richong	1,080	1.02	+0.20
	Independent	None of the Above	1,075	1.02	+0.01
Majority			43,192	39.26	+19.90
Turnout			1,05,782	79.89	−5.44
Registered electors			1,32,403
	BJP hold		Swing	+16.79

2016

Assam Legislative Assembly Election, 2016: Majuli

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Sarbananda Sonowal	49,602	50.74	+47.82
	INC	Rajib Lochan Pegu	30,679	31.38	−14.98
	Independent	Ranjit Doley	15,695	16.05	+16.05
	SUCI(C)	Hemanta Pegu	798	0.82	+0.82
	Independent	None of the Above	987	1.01
Majority			18,923	19.36
Turnout			97,761	85.33	+4.67
Registered electors			1,14,572
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	+47.82

2011

Assam Legislative Assembly Election, 2011: Majuli

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Rajib Lochan Pegu	39,655	46.36
	Independent	Padmeswar Doley	23,691	27.70	+27.70
	Independent	Premadhar Doley	19,690	23.02	+23.02
	Independent	Achiram Doley	2,500	2.92	+2.92
Majority			15,964	42.85
Turnout			85,536	80.66
	INC hold		Swing

See also

• Majuli
• List of constituencies of the Assam Legislative Assembly

Notes

1. by-election