Thowra Assembly constituency
Thowra Assembly constituency is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam Legislative Assembly. Thowra forms part of the Jorhat Lok Sabha constituency. The main area is located around a tea garden known as Thowra Tea Estate. As such, though it is one of the many tea gardens in Assam, it boasts of having a golf field. However recently, the field lacks maintenance and is a common grazing ground.
| Thowra | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 107 for the Assam Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency Details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Northeast India |
| State | Assam |
| Division | Upper Assam |
| District | Sivasagar |
| LS Constituency | Jorhat |
| Established | 1957 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Assam Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Members of Legislative Assembly
- 1957: Durgeswar Saikia, Indian National Congress
- 1962: Durgeswar Saikia, Indian National Congress
- 1967: Durgeswar Saikia, Indian National Congress
- 1972: Narau Kamar, Indian National Congress
- 1978: Jogen Gogoi, Communist Party of India
- 1983: Tankeswar Dehingia, Indian National Congress
- 1985: Barki Prasad Telenga, Asom Gana Parishad
- 1991: Devananda Konwar, Indian National Congress
- 1996: Debananda Konwar, Indian National Congress
- 2001: Debananda Konwar, Indian National Congress
- 2006: Kushal Dowari, Independent
- 2011: Sushanta Borgohain, Indian National Congress
- 2016: Kushal Dowari, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 2021: Sushanta Borgohain, Indian National Congress
- 2021 by-poll: Sushanta Borgohain, Bharatiya Janata Party
Election results
2021 bypoll
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Sushanta Borgohain | 54,956 | 61.99 | + | |
| RD | Dhaijya Konwar | 24,395 | 27.52 | + | |
| INC | Monuranjan Konwar | 5,892 | 6.65 | - | |
| CPI | Krishna Gogoi | 1,985 | 2.24 | + | |
| None of the Above | None of the Above | 726 | 0.82 | - | |
| Independent | Lohit Gowala | 703 | 0.79 | + | |
| Majority | 30,561 | 33.27 | |||
| Turnout | 88,657 | ||||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2021 result
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Sushanta Borgohain | 48,026 | |||
| BJP | Kushal Dowari | 46,020 | |||
| Majority | 2,006 | 2.09 | |||
| Turnout | 97,216 | 83.81 | |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
2016 result
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Kushal Dowari | 41,560 | 48.41 | ||
| INC | Sushanta Borgohain | 40,334 | 46.98 | ||
| CPI | Kushal Borgohain | 2,066 | 2.40 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,876 | 2.18 | ||
| Majority | 1,226 | 1.43 | |||
| Turnout | 85,836 | 86.04 | |||
| Registered electors | 99,755 | ||||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
External links
- "Results of all Assam Assembly elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
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