Guwahati Lok Sabha constituency explained

Type:LS
Guwahati
State:Assam
Established:1952
Reservation:None
Mp:Bijuli Kalita Medhi
Party:Bharatiya Janata Party
Latest Election Year:2024

Guwahati, (also spelt as Gauhati), is one of the largest Lok Sabha constituency in Assam.

Assembly segments

Gauhati Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:[1]

Current assembly segments

Constituency numberNameReserved for (SC/ST/None)DistrictPartyMLA
13Goalpara WestSTGoalparaINC
15DudhnaiINC
27ChamariaNoneKamrup
28Boko–ChaygaonSTINC
29PalasbariNoneBJP
33DispurKamrup MetroBJP
34DimoriaSC
35New Guwahati None
36Guwahati Central
37JalukbariBJP

Previous assembly segments

Constituency numberNameReserved for (SC/ST/None)DistrictPartyMLA
36DudhnaiSTGoalparaINCJadab Swargiary
48SCKamrupINCNandita Das
49ChaygaonNoneKamrupINCRekibuddin Ahmed
50PalasbariNoneKamrupBJPHemanga Thakuria
51JalukbariNoneKamrup MetroBJPHimanta Biswa Sarma
52DispurNoneKamrup MetroBJPAtul Bora Sr.
53Gauhati EastNoneKamrup MetroBJPSidhharth Bhatacharya
54Gauhati WestNoneKamrup MetroAGPRamendra Narayan Kalita
55HajoNoneKamrupBJPSuman Haripriya
60BarkhetryNoneNalbariINCDiganta Barman

Members of Parliament

YearWinnerParty
1952Rohini Kumar Chaudhury
1956^Devendra Nath Sarma
1957Hem Barua
1962
1967Dhireswar Kalita
1971Dinesh Goswami
1977Renuka Devi Barkataki
1984Dinesh Goswami
1991Kirip Chaliha
1996Prabin Chandra Sarmah
1998Bhubaneshwar Kalita
1999Bijoya Chakravarty
2004Kirip Chaliha
2009Bijoya Chakravarty
2014
2019Queen Oja
2024Bijuli Kalita Medhi
^ by-poll

Election results

1956 by-election

In 1956, a bye-election was held. The election was won by the INC candidate Devendra Nath Sarma with 45057 votes, against Hem Barua of Praja Socialist Party with 29112 votes. [2]

See also

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies . 2008-10-05 . Assam . Election Commission of India . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060504181808/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S03/AS_ACPC.pdf . 2006-05-04 .
  2. Web site: Details of Bye Elections from 1952 to 1995 . ECI, New Delhi . 13 September 2017 . 19 July 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170719012759/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/ByeElection/Bye-ele-results52-95.xlsx . live .