Howraghat Assembly constituency

Howraghat
Constituency No. 18 for the Assam Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Assam
District	Karbi Anglong
Lok Sabha constituency	Autonomous District
Established	1967
Reservation	ST
Elected year	2021

Howraghat Assembly constituency is one of the 126 constituencies of the Assam Legislative Assembly in India.^[1][2][3] Howraghat forms a part of the Diphu Lok Sabha constituency. This seat is reserved for the Scheduled Tribes (ST).

Members of Legislative Assembly

• 1967: C. S. Teron, Indian National Congress
• 1972: C. S. Teron, Indian National Congress
• 1978: Barelong Terang, Janata Party
• 1983: Dorsing Terang, Indian National Congress
• 1985: Khorsing Engti, Independent
• 1991: Babu Rongpi, Autonomous State Demand Committee
• 1996: Chandrakanta Terang, Autonomous State Demand Committee
• 2001: Dharamsing Teron, Autonomous State Demand Committee (United)
• 2006: Khorsing Engti, Indian National Congress
• 2011: Khorsing Engti, Indian National Congress
• 2016: Joyram Engleng, Bharatiya Janata Party
• 2021: Dorsing Ronghang,^[4] Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

2016

2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Howraghat^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Joyram Engleng	43,378	44.18	+37.48
	INC	Khorsing Engti	36,987	37.67	−12.90
	Independent	Chomang Kro	15,899	16.19	−22.94
	NOTA	None of the above	1,906	1.94	N/A
Majority			6,391	6.51	−4.93
Turnout			98,170	83.85	+3.28
Registered electors			1,17,070
	BJP gain from INC		Swing

2011

2011 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Howraghat

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Khorsing Engti	43,014	50.57
	Independent	Chomang Kro	33,279	39.13
	BJP	Topan Teron	5,697	6.70
	Independent	Hori Terang	2,069	2.43
	Independent	Dewan Rongpi	998	1.17
Majority			9,735	11.44
Turnout			85,057	80.57
Registered electors			1,05,569
	INC hold		Swing

See also

• Howraghat
• Autonomous District Lok Sabha constituency
• Karbi Anglong district

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. "Assam General Legislative Election 2021". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
5. "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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