Raha Assembly constituency

Raha is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam Legislative Assembly. Raha forms part of the Nowgong Lok Sabha constituency. It is reserved for Scheduled Caste candidates.^[1]

Raha
Constituency No. 61 for the Assam Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Assam
District	Nagaon
Lok Sabha constituency	Nowgong
Established	1962
Reservation	SC
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Assam Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Sashi Kanta Das
Party	Indian National Congress
Elected year	2021

Members of the Legislative Assembly

• 1962: Mahedra Nath Hazarika, Indian National Congress
• 1967: S.C Goswami, Indian National Congress
• 1972: Gunendra Nath Pandit, Indian National Congress
• 1978: Baliram Das, Janata party
• 1983: Lakhi Prasad Hazarika, Indian National Congress
• 1985: Umesh Chandra Das, Independent (politician)
• 1991: Gahin Chandra Das, Asom Gana Parisad
• 1996: Gahin Chandra Das, Asom Gana Parisad
• 2001: Dr. Ananda Ram Baruah, Indian National Congress
• 2006: Guneswar Das,^[2] Assam United Democratic Front
• 2011: Pijush Hazarika,^[3] Indian National Congress
• 2016: Dimbeswar Das,^[4] Bhartiya Janata Party

Year	Member	Party
2021	Sashi Kanta Das[5][6]		Indian National Congress

Election results

2016

2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Raha^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Dimbeswar Das	76,941	47.6%
	INC	Sashi Kanta Das	43867
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	gain from		Swing