Digboi Assembly constituency

Constituency of the Assam legislative assembly in India

Digboi
Constituency No. 123 for the Assam Legislative Assembly

Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Assam
District	Tinsukia
LS constituency	Dibrugarh
Established	1951
Reservation	None

Elected year	2021

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	Name	Party
2021	Suren Phukan^[3]		Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

2016

2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Digboi
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Suren Phukan	49,167	51.47	+15.36
	INC	Gautam Dhanowar	34,874	36.50	−13.54
	Independent	Pranab Chetia	4,841	5.06	N/A
	Independent	Imran Siddique	1,166	1.22	N/A
	Independent	Biswanath Sarma Bordoloi	977	1.02	N/A
	NCP	Nogen Dhekial Phukan	923	0.96	N/A
	Independent	Bhabakanta Chutia	743	0.77	N/A
	Independent	Chandan Bagh	588	0.61	N/A
	NOTA	None of the above	2,246	2.35	N/A
Majority			14,343	14.97	+1.04
Turnout			95,525	82.69	+13.59
Registered electors			1,15,517
	BJP gain from INC		Swing

2011

2011 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Digboi
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Rameswar Dhanowar	38,663	50.04	+6.57
	BJP	Suren Phukan	27,905	36.11	+19.18
	AGP	Bhulen Baruah	6,253	8.09	−19.91
	JMM	Chandan Bagh	2,514	3.25	N/A
	AITC	Alok Roy	1,936	2.50	N/A
Majority			10,758	13.93	−1.54
Turnout			77,271	69.10	−4.66
Registered electors			1,11,823
	INC hold		Swing

2006

Assam Legislative Assembly election, 2006: Digboi
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	INC	Rameswar Dhanowar	35,773	43.47
	AGP	Suren Phukan	23,038	28.00
	BJP	Bijoy Tanty	13,928	16.93
	AGP(P)	Diganta Saikia	4,068	4.94
	CPI(M)	Maneswar Burman	3,039	3.69
	Independent	Binoy Saikia	2,446	2.97
Majority			12,735	15.47
Turnout			82,292	73.76
Registered electors			1,11,564
	INC hold		Swing

References

^ "Digboi Election 2021: Assembly Elections News, Digboi Constituency, Vidhan Sabha Seat". News18. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
^ "Digboi Election Result 2021 LIVE: Digboi MLA Election Result & Vote Share - Oneindia". oneindia.com. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
^ "Assam General Legislative Election 2021". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 November 2021.