Digboi Assembly constituency explained

Digboi
Constituency No:	123
Type:	SLA
State:	Assam
Latest Election Year:	2021
Loksabha Cons:	Dibrugarh
Established:	1951
District:	Tinsukia
Reservation:	None

Digboi Assembly constituency is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam, a northeast state of India. Digboi is also part of Dibrugarh Lok Sabha constituency.

Digboi Assembly constituency

Following are details on Digboi Assembly constituency^[1] -

• Country: India.
• State: Assam.
• District: Tinsukia district.
• Lok Sabha Constituency: Dibrugarh Lok Sabha/Parliamentary constituency.
• Assembly Categorisation: Semi Urban constituency.
• Literacy Level:70.92%.
• Eligible Electors as per 2021 General Elections: 1,40,132 Eligible Electors. Male Electors:69,298. Female Electors:70,825.
• Geographic Co-Ordinates: 27°21'06.1"N 95°36'16.2"E.
• Total Area Covered:440 square kilometres.
• Area Includes: Digboi thana [excluding Tirap (part) and Buridihing mouzas], Hapjan (part) and Tingrai (part) mouzas in Tinsukia thana and Tingrai (part) mouza, of Doom Dooma thana in Tinsukia sub- division.
• Inter State Border : Tinsukia.
• Number Of Polling Stations: Year 2011-140,Year 2016-140,Year 2021-123.

Members of Legislative Assembly

Following is the list of past members representing Digboi Assembly constituency in Assam Legislature.^[2]

• 1951: Jadav Chandra Khakhlari, Indian National Congress.
• 1951: Dalbir Singh Lohar, Indian National Congress.
• 1958: Dwijesh Chandra Deb Sarma, Indian National Congress.
• 1962: Dwijesh Chandra Deb Sarma, Indian National Congress.
• 1967: J.N. Bhuyan, Indian National Congress.
• 1972: Chandra Bahadur Chetri, Indian National Congress.
• 1978: Rameswar Dhanowar, Indian National Congress (I).
• 1983: Rameswar Dhanowar, Indian National Congress.
• 1985: Rameswar Dhanowar, Indian National Congress.
• 1991: Rameswar Dhanowar, Indian National Congress.
• 1996: Rameswar Dhanowar, Indian National Congress.
• 2001: Rameswar Dhanowar, Indian National Congress.
• 2006: Rameswar Dhanowar, Indian National Congress.
• 2011: Rameswar Dhanowar, Indian National Congress.
• 2016: Suren Phukan, Bharatiya Janata Party.

Election results

2006

See also

• Digboi
• Tinsukia district
• List of constituencies of Assam Legislative Assembly

External links

• Web site: Results of all Assam Assembly elections . eci.gov.in . Election Commission of India . 15 March 2022.

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Notes and References

1. News: Digboi Election 2021: Assembly Elections News, Digboi Constituency, Vidhan Sabha Seat . 28 November 2021 . News18 . 2 May 2021.
2. News: Digboi Election Result 2021 LIVE: Digboi MLA Election Result & Vote Share - Oneindia . 28 November 2021 . oneindia.com . 2 May 2021 . en.
3. Web site: Assam General Legislative Election 2021 . . 13 November 2021.