Dhekiajuli Assembly constituency

Constituency of the Assam legislative assembly in India

Dhekiajuli Assembly constituency is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam Legislative Assembly. Dhekiajuli forms part of the Tezpur Lok Sabha constituency.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Dhekiajuli
Constituency No. 71 for the Assam Legislative Assembly

Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Assam
District	Sonitpur
LS constituency	Tezpur
Established	1951
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Assam Legislative Assembly

Incumbent Ashok Singhal
Party	BJP
Elected year	2021

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Dhekiajuli North Assembly Constituency (1952-1957)
Election	Name	Party
1952	Omeo Kumar Das		Indian National Congress

Dhekiajuli Assembly Constituency (1957-present)
Election	Name
1957	Omeo Kumar Das	Indian National Congress
1962	Omeo Kumar Das
1967	Pushpalata Das
1972	Hiranya Bora^[4]
1978	Pratap Kalita
1985	Hiranya Bora^[5]
1991	Hiranya Bora^[5]
1996	Joseph Toppo	Asom Gana Parishad
2001
2006
2009 ^	Bhimananda Tanti	Indian National Congress
2011	Habul Chakraborty	Indian National Congress
2016	Ashok Singhal	Bharatiya Janata Party
2021	Ashok Singhal	Bharatiya Janata Party

Following are details on Dhekiajuli Assembly constituency^[6]-

Country: India.
State: Assam.
District: Sonitpur district .
Lok Sabha Constituency: Tezpur Lok Sabha/Parliamentary constituency.
Assembly Categorisation: Rural constituency.
Literacy Level:81.66%.
Eligible Electors as per 2021 General Elections: 2,17,380 Eligible Electors. Male Electors:1,10,867 . Female Electors: 1,06,511 .
Geographic Co-Ordinates: 26°49'05.2"N 92°28'06.6"E.
Total Area Covered: 748 square kilometres.
Area Includes: Dhekiajuli thana (excluding Barchalla and Borgaon mouzas) in Tezpur sub-division, of Sonitpur district of Assam:.
Inter State Border :Sonitpur.
Number Of Polling Stations: Year 2011-232,Year 2016-233,Year 2021-71.

Assembly election results

2011 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Dhekiajuli^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	INC	Habul Chakraborty
	AGP
	AIUDF
	Independent
	Independent
	Independent
	Independent
	Independent
	Independent
	NOTA	None of the above
Majority			34,995	24.28
Turnout			1,44,080	82.23
Registered electors			1,75,210
	INC gain from		Swing

2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Dhekiajuli^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BJP	Ashok Singhal	71,425	49.57
	INC	Habul Chakraborty	36,430	25.29
	AIUDF	Dhaniram Rajowar	16,690	11.58
	Independent	Benudhar Nath	8,142	5.65
	Independent	Ranjay Basumatary	2,972	2.06
	Independent	Jahirul Islam	2,164	1.50
	Independent	Satrughna Sasoni	1,603	1.11
	Independent	Mohan Nag	1,159	0.80
	Independent	Manoranjan Daimary	1,127	0.78
	NOTA	None of the above	2,368	1.64
Majority			34,995	24.28
Turnout			1,44,080	82.23
Registered electors			1,75,210
	BJP gain from INC		Swing

2021 Assam Legislative Assembly Election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BJP	Ashok Singhal
	AGP
	AIUDF
	Independent
	Independent
	Independent
	Independent
	Independent
	Independent
	NOTA	None of the above
Majority			34,995	24.28
Turnout			1,44,080	82.23
Registered electors			1,75,210
	BJP gain from		Swing

Parliamentary election results

2016

2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Dhekiajuli^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BJP	Ashok Singhal	71,425	49.57
	INC	Habul Chakraborty	36,430	25.29
	AIUDF	Dhaniram Rajowar	16,690	11.58
	Independent	Benudhar Nath	8,142	5.65
	Independent	Ranjay Basumatary	2,972	2.06
	Independent	Jahirul Islam	2,164	1.50
	Independent	Satrughna Sasoni	1,603	1.11
	Independent	Mohan Nag	1,159	0.80
	Independent	Manoranjan Daimary	1,127	0.78
	NOTA	None of the above	2,368	1.64
Majority			34,995	24.28
Turnout			1,44,080	82.23
Registered electors			1,75,210
	BJP gain from INC		Swing

References

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