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.
Gauhati Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:[1]
Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District | Party | MLA | 2024 Lead | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
13 | Goalpara West | ST | Goalpara | INC | BJP | ||
15 | Dudhnai | INC | BJP | ||||
27 | Chamaria | None | Kamrup | INC | |||
28 | Boko–Chaygaon | ST | INC | BJP | |||
29 | Palasbari | None | BJP | BJP | |||
33 | Dispur | Kamrup Metro | BJP | BJP | |||
34 | Dimoria | SC | BJP | ||||
35 | New Guwahati | None | BJP | ||||
36 | Guwahati Central | BJP | |||||
37 | Jalukbari | BJP | BJP |
Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District | Party | MLA | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
36 | Dudhnai | ST | Goalpara | INC | Jadab Swargiary | |
48 | SC | Kamrup | INC | Nandita Das | ||
49 | Chaygaon | None | Kamrup | INC | Rekibuddin Ahmed | |
50 | Palasbari | None | Kamrup | BJP | Hemanga Thakuria | |
51 | Jalukbari | None | Kamrup Metro | BJP | Himanta Biswa Sarma | |
52 | Dispur | None | Kamrup Metro | BJP | Atul Bora Sr. | |
53 | Gauhati East | None | Kamrup Metro | BJP | Sidhharth Bhatacharya | |
54 | Gauhati West | None | Kamrup Metro | AGP | Ramendra Narayan Kalita | |
55 | Hajo | None | Kamrup | BJP | Suman Haripriya | |
60 | Barkhetry | None | Nalbari | INC | Diganta Barman |
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]