Jorhat (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Jorhat (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam Legislative Assembly. Jorhat forms part of the Jorhat Lok Sabha constituency
Members of Legislative Assembly
- 1952: Debeswar Sarmah, Indian National Congress
- 1957: Mahidhar Pegu, Indian National Congress
- 1962: Dulal Chandra Barua, Independent
- 1967: J. Saikia, Indian National Congress
- 1972: Bijoy Krishna Handique, Indian National Congress
- 1978: Dulal Chandra Barua, Janata Party
- 1983: Dinanath Rajkhowa, Indian National Congress
- 1985: Abhijit Sarmah, Independent
- 1991: Hitendra Nath Goswami, Asom Gana Parishad
- 1996: Hitendra Nath Goswami, Asom Gana Parishad
- 2001: Hitendra Nath Goswami, Asom Gana Parishad
- 2006: Rana Goswami, Indian National Congress
- 2011: Rana Goswami, Indian National Congress
- 2016: Hitendra Nath Goswami, Bharatiya Janata Party
Election results
2016 result
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Hitendra Nath Goswami | 69,209 | 52.90 | ||
| INC | Rana Goswami | 55,571 | 42.48 | ||
| CPI (M) | Nirmal Gogoi | 1,548 | 1.18 | ||
| LDP | Prodyut Bora | 1,372 | 1.04 | ||
| AIUDF | Sanjeev Rajkhowa | 842 | 0.64 | ||
| Independent | Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta | 635 | 0.48 | ||
| Independent | Jiban Chandra Sarmah | 448 | 0.34 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,184 | 0.90 | ||
| Majority | 13,638 | 10.42 | |||
| Turnout | 1,30,809 | 79.95 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,63,602 | ||||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
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