Dhakuakhana Assembly constituency

Dhakuakhana
Constituency No. 112 for the Assam Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Assam
District	Lakhimpur
Lok Sabha constituency	Lakhimpur
Established	1962
Reservation	ST
Elected year	2021

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

Dhakuakhana Assembly constituency details

Following are details on Dhakuakhana Assembly constituency^[4]-

• Country: India.
• State: Assam.
• District: Lakhimpur district .
• Lok Sabha Constituency: Lakhimpur Lok Sabha/Parliamentary.
• Assembly Categorisation: Rural constituency.
• Literacy Level:89.12%.
• Eligible Electors as per 2021 General Elections: 2,10,546 Eligible Electors. Male Electors:1,06,037 . Female Electors:1,04,509 .
• Geographic Co-Ordinates: 27°13'32.5"N 94°25'21.0"E..
• Total Area Covered: 683 square kilometres.
• Area Includes: Kadam mouza in North Lakhimpur thana and Gohain and Dhakuakhana mouzas in Dhakuakhana thana in Dhemaji sub- division, of Lakhimpur district of Assam.
• Inter State Border :Jorhat.
• Number Of Polling Stations: Year 2011-204,Year 2016-222,Year 2021-112.

Members of Legislative Assembly

Following is the list of past members representing Dhakuakhana Assembly constituency in Assam Legislature.^[5]

• 1962: Lalit Kumar Doley, Indian National Congress.
• 1967: N. Pegu, Communist Party of India.
• 1972: Lakhya Nath Doley, Indian National Congress.
• 1978: Lakhya Nath Doley, Indian National Congress.
• 1983: Ragunath Pamegam, Indian National Congress.
• 1985: Bharat Narah, Independent (politician).
• 1991: Bharat Narah, Asom Gana Parishad.
• 1996: Bharat Narah, Indian National Congress.
• 2001: Bharat Narah, Indian National Congress.
• 2006: Bharat Narah, Indian National Congress.
• 2011: Naba Kumar Doley, Asom Gana Parishad^[6]
• 2016: Naba Kumar Doley, Bharatiya Janata Party

Election	Name	Party
2021	Naba Kumar Doley[7]		Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

2021

2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Dhakuakhana^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Naba Kumar Doley	86,382	50.83	−4.62
	INC	Padmalochan Doley	76,786	45.18	+6.42
	AJP	Satyajit Regan	2,988	1.76	N/A
	VPI	Lalit Pegu	1,629	0.96
	SUCI(C)	Jutika Doley	905	0.53	+0.25
	NOTA	None of the above	1,254	0.74	−0.01
Majority			9,596	5.65
Turnout			1,69,944	80.54	−3.87
	BJP hold		Swing

2016

2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Dhakuakhana^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Naba Kumar Doley	81,556	55.45	+53.98
	INC	Bharat Narah	57,014	38.76	−5.64
	CPI(M)	Lakhi Nath Sonowal	2,270	1.54	−0.06
	Independent	Dilip Kumar Chowdhury	2,132	1.38
	Independent	Bhumi Ranjan Doley	1,855	1.26
	LDP	Dr. Rajendra Pegu	812	0.55
	SUCI(C)	Jutika Doley	422	0.28
	NOTA	None of the above	1,111	0.75
Majority			24,542	16.69
Turnout			1,47,072	84.41	+2.18
Registered electors			1,74,228
	BJP gain from AGP		Swing

2011

2011 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Dhakuakhana

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AGP	Naba Kumar Doley	63,963	50.31
	INC	Bharat Narah	56,456	44.40
	CPI(M)	Gyana Nath Mili	2,033	1.60
	BJP	Lakhimai Pegu	1,873	1.47
Majority			7,507	5.91
Turnout			1,27,145	82.23	−0.77
	AGP gain from INC		Swing

2006

2006 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Dhakuakhana

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Bharat Narah	55,645	43.2
	AGP	Mahesh Kumar Doley	43,005	33.4
	Independent	Paramananda Doley	12,273	9.5
	BJP	Deben Pegu	9,862	7.7
	Independent	Padmeswar Sonowal	2,768	2.2
	CPI(M)	Jadu Hazarika	2,694	2.1
Majority			12,672	9.8
Turnout			1,29,101	83.00	+5.5
	INC hold		Swing

2001

2001 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Dhakuakhana

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Bharat Narah	41,190	42.77
	BJP	Deben Pegu	35,514	36.77
	Independent	Ranoj Pegu	18,531	19.24
	NCP	Karabi Sonowal	1,168	1.21
Majority			5,776	6.0
Turnout			98,321	77.5	−3.8
	INC hold		Swing

1996

1996 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Dhakuakhana

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Bharat Narah	29,752	35.46
	AGP	Mahesh Doley	27,119	32.32
	Independent	Paramananda Chayengia	17,522	20.88
	BJP	Lakheswar Sonowal	4,782	5.7
	JD	Sunadhar Patir	3,293	3.92
Majority			2,633	3.14
Turnout			87,782	81.3	+4.1
	INC gain from AGP		Swing

1991

1991 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Dhakuakhana

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AGP	Bharat Narah	23,891	30.81
	INC	Paramananda Doley	18,505	23.86
	JD	Sonadhar Patir	12,616	16.27
	Independent	Bhagiram Kutum	11,348	14.63
	CPI	Lalit Pegu	3,330	4.29
Majority			5,386	6.95
Turnout			82,078	77.2	+4.9
	AGP hold		Swing

1985

1985 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Dhakuakhana

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Bharat Narah	30,113	49.56
	INC	Raghunath Pemagam	12,515	20.60
	CPI	Lalit Pegu	4,603	7.58
	PTC	Surya Kumar Chinte	3,145	5.18
	CPI(M)	Jadu Hazarika	3,134	5.18
	JP	Sunadhar Patir	2,518	4.14
Majority			17,598	28.96
Turnout			64,463	72.3
	Independent gain from INC		Swing

See also

• Golaghat district
• Dergaon
• List of constituencies of Assam Legislative Assembly

References

1. "Delimitation of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies Order - 2008". Election Commission of India. 26 November 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
2. "List of Assembly constituencies showing their Parliamentary constituences wise break-up" (PDF). www.ceoassam.nic.in. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
3. "Map of Assam showing District-wise assembly and Parliamentary constituencies" (PDF). www.ceoassam.nic.in. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
4. "Dhakuakhana Election 2021: Assembly Elections News, Dhakuakhana Constituency, Vidhan Sabha Seat". News18. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
5. "Dhakuakhana Election Result 2021 LIVE: Dhakuakhana MLA Election Result & Vote Share - Oneindia". oneindia.com. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
6. "Assam General Legislative Election 2011". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
7. "Assam General Legislative Election 2021". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
8. "Assam General Legislative Election 2016". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 November 2021.

External links

• "Results of all Assam Assembly elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.

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