Palasbari (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Palasbari (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam Legislative Assembly. Palasbari forms part of the Gauhati Lok Sabha constituency

Members of Legislative Assembly

• 1951: Emonsing M Sangma, Independent
• 1957: Radhika Ram Das, Indian National Congress
• 1962: Radhika Ram Das, Indian National Congress
• 1967: A. K. Goswami, Indian National Congress
• 1972: Harendra Nath Talukdar, Indian National Congress
• 1978: Harendra Goswami, Janata Party
• 1983: Mohan Basumatari, Indian National Congress
• 1985: Jatin Mali, Independent
• 1991: Jatin Mali, Asom Gana Parishad
• 1996: Jatin Mali, Asom Gana Parishad
• 2001: Pranab Kalita, Independent
• 2006: Pranab Kalita, Independent
• 2011: Jatin Mali, Independent
• 2016: Pranab Kalita, Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

2016 result

2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Palasbari

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Pranab Kalita	75,210	61.93	+60.09
	INC	Nabajyoti Talukdar	26,468	21.79	+2.91
	Independent	Jatin Mali	15,755	12.97	-21.71
	Independent	Kushal Chandra Sarma	991	0.81	N/A
	LDP	Juri Mali	980	0.80	N/A
	RJP	Palash Jyoti Das	467	0.38	N/A
	NOTA	None of the above	1,564	1.28	N/A
Majority			48,742	40.14	+39.54
Turnout			1,21,435	87.99	+6.07
Registered electors			1,38,002
	BJP gain from Independent		Swing

2011 result

2011 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Palasbari

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Jatin Mali	36,718	34.68
	Independent	Pranab Kalita	36,038	34.08
	INC	Niva Sharma Thakuria	19,993	18.88
	AGP	Anup Medhi	10,577	9.99
	BJP	Hemanga Thakuria	1,953	1.84
	AITC	Lalita Baishya	593	0.56
Majority			680	0.60
Turnout			1,05,872	81.92
Registered electors			1,29,231
	Independent gain from Independent		Swing